When Huang Ke returned home in the evening, dinner was ready. Huang Ke's dinner tried to be simple, so Zhao Xiaowan just told the cook Lao Ma to boil some millet porridge, steam a few steamed buns, and make a few side dishes such as stir-fried beans and pickled cucumbers.

After Huang Ke got home, he took off his coat, put on comfortable slippers and went directly to wash his hands and prepare for dinner. Zhao Xiaowan handed over a hot towel, and Huang Ke took it over to wipe his hands, "Have you and your grandmother eaten them?" ”

"I ate it earlier, and this is reserved for you. There's more food in the pot, so let's let Fourteen and them eat some too. Zhao Xiaowan said, then walked to the door and called Fourteen Tsai and others, Fourteen Tsai and a few guards were a little embarrassed, so they said that they had already eaten and stopped eating.

Zhao Xiaowan knew that they were a little jealous, so she said to Fourteen Tsai: "Fourteen, there is still some food left in the kitchen, you and the other brothers can go and eat it." ”

Fourteen Tsai wanted to continue to shirk, but he felt that it was not good to excuse himself repeatedly, and besides, he was really hungry, so he took a few brothers from the guards to the side room to eat.

In the huge restaurant, only Huang Ke sat at the table eating steamed buns and sauced cucumbers, and occasionally there were a few subtle sounds of him sucking porridge.

"What? Fourteen, they didn't come? Huang Ke held the bowl and put a chopstick bean in his mouth.

Zhao Xiaowan also came over and sat down, "Fourteen felt that this was inappropriate, so he took those brothers to the side room to eat." ”

"That's fine, they must be uncomfortable eating here, and they don't dare to open up. If you go to the side room to eat, let them go to the side room. After Huang Ke finished speaking, he handed over the empty bowl in his hand, and Zhao Xiaowan took it and added another bowl of porridge to him.

"In the afternoon, my brother came here."

As soon as Zhao Xiaowan said this, Huang Ke's stirring chopsticks stopped, but then continued to eat, "Oh, is there something wrong with him coming here?" ”

Zhao Xiaowan leaned forward, and her voice was much lowered, "Brother said that someone in Shanghai was looking for him recently......"

"Over in Shanghai?" Huang Ke's hand that was about to pick up the vegetables hovered in the air, and he simply put down the chopsticks again and asked, "What did he say?" ”

Hearing Huang Ke's tone, Zhao Xiaowan's face also lengthened, "You person, my brother has made a mistake and has been punished, why do you have this tone every time you talk about him?" Could it be that he can't do anything? ”

Huang Ke knew that Zhao Xiaowan was deliberately losing his temper, and he didn't want to quarrel with her at this time, so he had to change his relatively calm tone and asked, "I didn't mean that." But do you know what kind of place Shanghai is? It's an enemy-occupied area, and it's suspicious to interact with that side. Okay, okay, let's not talk about this, there must be something going on when he comes, you can talk about it. ”

Zhao Xiaowan saw that Huang Ke had changed her tone, so she was no longer stubborn, and told her brother Zhao Tinghui what she came to say, of course, she did not mix her own opinions, but added at the end: "I was also very surprised when I heard it at first, but I also felt very surprised when I heard my brother say that there is also a point of truth, and I don't understand these things, so I invited you to come back and talk about it by phone today." ”

Huang Ke frowned after hearing this, and after a long time, he asked, "When you talk about these things, you are not heard by others, right?" ”

Zhao Xiaowan said affirmatively: "No one else was present when we said this. ”

Huang Ke nodded, "It's not that this matter can't be done, but remember to pay attention to confidentiality." Well, let him come to my office tomorrow morning. By the way, don't mention it to anyone else, just ask about it again. ”

Zhao Xiaowan naturally knew the severity, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't ask more about state secrets." ”

……

At noon the next day, Zhao Tinghui rushed to the office of the Central Committee in a Jeep with a Yellow River plate. On this day, he deliberately changed into a national uniform with lapels, and pinned a national emblem with a blue sky and white sun on his chest, which was done to give Huang Ke a refreshing feeling, after all, since he was arrested last time, Huang Ke has not officially talked to him about anything.

After passing through the curfew and several security checks, he was led by an officer towards Huang Ke's office. When he arrived outside the office, the officer politely said to him: "Mr. Zhao, please wait here for a while, and after the chairman has made arrangements, I will come to inform you to go in." ”

Zhao Tinghui smiled and nodded. He sat in his chair and tried to smoke a cigarette, but when he saw the "No Smoking" sign on it, he put the cigarette back in the box.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Chen Liewen, who was dressed in a straight national uniform, walked in. He nodded and said, "Mr. Zhao, please come with me." ”

Zhao Tinghui immediately stood up and followed him, and the footsteps of the two echoed in the corridor. After walking a few doors, Chen Liewen led him into a small meeting room. Chen Liewen said to him: "Mr. Zhao, please wait a while, the chairman will come in a while." ”

Zhao Tinghui's face was already a little unhappy at this time, he felt that Huang Ke was deliberately putting up a fight with him, but his tone was still very calm, "Okay, you get busy first." ”

After a while, Huang Ke walked in. He was wearing a white shirt tucked into his army-green trousers, looking slim and straight. Zhao Tinghui got up immediately after seeing him come in, and Huang Ke waved his hand, "Sit down, don't be formal." ”

After speaking, Huang Ke also sat down in the main seat, and when he sat down, he crossed his legs and leaned back.

Zhao Tinghui seems a little cramped, the class difference between people can never be eliminated, and many people will unconsciously show humility in front of their superiors, especially when the person in front of them still holds the power of life and death.

Although Zhao Tinghui and Huang Ke are in this kind of kinship, under the oppression of this environment, he will naturally have a posture of subservience to the superiors.

"I've already heard about it, so tell me more about what happened before and after." Huang Ke said to Zhao Tinghui.

Zhao Tinghui nodded and told Wang Maocai what happened before and after he found him. Of course, he naturally saved himself from the fact that he had to resell beer, instant noodles and other military supplies.

Huang Ke kept his face expressionless when he listened, but nodded from time to time.

After Zhao Tinghui finished speaking, Huang Ke pondered for a moment and asked, "How did Wang Mao find you?" ”

"He found me through a couple of business friends. I guess he found me because he had some friendship with me before. As for who is doing business, Zhao Tinghui has already made a good draft, and these points are naturally leaky.

However, Huang Ke didn't continue to ask, he changed his mind and continued: "So, have you seen Wang Maocai? ”

Zhao Tinghui didn't want to tell about his trip to Shanghai, but after thinking about it, his brother-in-law didn't believe it, so he had to lie and say: "I was blindfolded and dragged to an unknown teahouse, where I met Wang Maocai, and he also talked to me personally." ”

At the end, Zhao Tinghui added: "Although I don't know the specific location, looking at the style and catering of the teahouse, it should be in Shanghai." ”

"Is there anyone else?" Huang Ke asked.

"Nope." Zhao Tinghui hesitated a little, then said again: "No, there is also a woman standing aside with tea and water." ”

As soon as he said this, Huang Ke had a general plan in his heart. Zhao Tinghui should have something to hide, but when he saw Wang Maocai, it seemed that what he said was the truth. This shows that this is not Wang Maocai's lone action, it should be under the instruction of the Japanese, and it seems that the Japanese also want to get out of the current predicament as soon as possible and devote more energy to dealing with Britain and the United States.

"Well, you've handled this well. Well, you don't have to do anything else lately, and I'll let you know the results in two days. After speaking, Huang Ke stood up, which indicated that he was issuing an "eviction order", Zhao Tinghui nodded resignedly, and after talking, he went out under the guidance of Chen Liewen.

After sending Zhao Tinghui away, Huang Ke returned to the office to discuss with Bai Chongxi and others. Bai Chongxi stroked the military hat on his head and said, "It's not impossible to talk to the Japanese, we need a time to rest now." It is not impossible to tear up the agreement and launch a counteroffensive after resting. ”

Xu Shaozhou next to him sneered: "I'm afraid that the Japanese also plan to do this." They want to cease fire with us for a while, free up their hands to deal with Britain and the United States, and when they have cleaned up, Britain and the United States will turn against us. ”

"Then it depends on who recovers first." Yang Yibing came over and said: "I think it is possible to talk, but the negotiations must be conducted in secret, and there can be no meeting minutes or any written agreements." It is in our interest to reach these points, and in addition, the negotiators must first convince the Japanese side, but they can also be sacrificed if necessary. ”

Speaking of this, everyone stopped talking, and everyone knew what the last point meant, and if it was accidentally leaked when necessary, this person would definitely be abandoned as a "traitor", which required great courage and determination.

Listening to these words of everyone, Huang Ke said calmly: "It's better to come up with a plan as soon as possible." By the way, in a few days, Stilwell, the chief of staff of the Allied Forces, will come to Nanjing from Burma, and there must be no mistakes at this juncture. ”

"Yes!" Yang Yibing simply replied. The last time Huang Ke flew into danger, he still has no clue, so he and Bei Bei have been blamed, and this time it will be done no matter what.

"I'll decide who the negotiators will do, and you'll be responsible for getting people to liaise with each other. Okay, that's all for today's discussion, Minister Shaozhou, you can stay for a while, and other comrades can go and get busy. After Huang Ke finished speaking, the others stood up and walked out of the conference room.

Xu Shaozhou stood upright: "Chairman, what are your instructions?" ”

Huang Ke beckoned him over and said, "Come, take a look at this." ”