114. The last pan-fried steamed bun
It seems that a thousand days and nights have passed, and the sign of "fried shrimp" is finally hung in front of the fried steamed bun shop in Triangle, which is greasy and dirty, and the four words written on it are crooked, looking like a sense of depression after losing vitality.
Tan Jing went to the steamed bun shop after work that day, the guy had been sent away, the shop was empty, and there were a few coolies under the shed outside the door who came to drink free scalding, holding the bowl and using his tongue to reach the scattered oil flowers floating on the soup noodles.
"Shopkeeper Sun." He shouted the name of "Boss Wang" in the center of the hall, and the chubby middle-aged man answered with a stack of voices and walked out of the back kitchenβalso with a dejected expression.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, President Tan, please take a seat, the shrimp are fried?" He graciously relinquished Tan Jing to the table where he usually sits, a very good position with a panoramic view of the inside and outside of the store, and without being obtrusive.
"I'm leaving." When he sat down, Boss Wang whispered, "This mission, the boss decided that it was a major mistake, and he wanted to withdraw me and go back to inquire about the situation." β
Tan Jing's eyebrows jumped, Boss Wang had no problem, he thought, if it was just a simple inquiry about the situation, then at best it would be to go back for a while, but what Boss Wang said was "I'm leaving".
Leaving means not coming back, his liaison mission is over, and a new person will take his place.
Tan Jing felt very uneasy, a spy who wandered on the tip of a knife frequently changed liaisons, which in itself was a very dangerous thing, because it was not known where one of the former liaison officers would be arrested, and whether he would confess to this former subordinate after he was arrested.
"The next person in charge of you, codenamed 'Mountaintop', is a used bookstore across the street from the Co-Prosperity Association." Boss Wang said, "It's easy to find, it's newly opened." β
This is an old habit of military commanders, after a liaison officer is evacuated, his contact point can no longer be used by the next person, this is also to prevent leaks.
"There is a problem in our people." Tan Jing only had time to say these words, and Boss Wang had already put his hand on his shoulder: "I know." β
He reflexively went into the kitchen, and Tan Jing looked around, but there was no one in the shop, and the coolies in the shed were turning their backs to him, gossiping together.
He hesitated, got up and followed: "That secret message was known by Qi Chuan Xun. β
Boss Wang reacted the same as when he first learned the news, with an undisguised look of horror on his face. Tan Jing raised his hand to signal him to be calm, and said, "The same secret message has been sent to different locations several times, and she doesn't know which location is wrong for the time being...... There are internal ghosts under Boss Dai's command. β
"It doesn't have to be under Boss Dai," Boss Wang said, "Don't let speculation disturb the judgment, no matter what, I'm going to withdraw to the rear, and the matter of the inner ghost will be left to me." β
Tan Jing looked at him, moved his lips, and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it.
If it is really an inner ghost under Boss Dai, then after you go back, is it possible for you to move freely? He's going to keep you under close surveillance, and then he'll touch me down the vine.
But he didn't say this sentence in the end, Boss Wang is older than him, and he has encountered more situations than him, and he believes that Boss Wang will have his own judgment.
"Fake the matter, in fact, I conveyed your opinion to the superiors, and ......" Boss Wang stopped abruptly after saying a few words, and smiled bitterly, "Forget it, you don't have to worry about these things, you just need to do your job well...... Be vigilant. β
He had never told him to be loyal, efficient, and safe...... These things that need not be said to be done, Boss Wang told them tens of thousands of times, and it has almost become his mantra, but he has not been vigilant.
Tan Jing looked at him, wondering if he also had any guesses about hitting the back of the heart, but he didn't dare to put it into his lips, so he could only remind himself in this pale and not necessarily effective way.
"Your secret telegram, the rear side has not successfully deciphered it, I hope you can steal the code book." Boss Wang said, "If it is really a list, then according to the date, they should leave, maybe they have already entered the rear." β
How can it be so easy to steal this codebook, this is a codebook that even the translation and telecommunications department is not qualified to hold, and perhaps the only one is in the hands of Qi Chuan Xun...... Maybe she's hiding in her kimono close.
Tan Jing slandered in his heart, but he didn't say anything, just nodded silently. Isn't that the value of the existence of spies? Get what the country needs and accomplish the impossible.
The firewood in the stove crackled, and the smell of fire and trees came from it. Boss Wang lifted the lid of the iron pot, and a burst of oil fragrance mixed with water vapor hit his face, Tan Jing gurgled in his stomach, and saliva secreted uncontrollably...... He hadn't had the appetite for a proper meal in a long time.
Boss Wang smiled generously, and Tan Jing found that the number of shrimp fried today was beyond the usual, there were six more than before, and they were all plump, obviously stuffed with meat filling.
"After I'm gone, this shop will continue to open, and you can continue to eat." Boss Wang put those fried steamed buns into a small basket made of bamboo strips and handed them to Tan Jing, and at the same time warned, "The next shopkeeper is not your own person, don't try to connect with him." β
The two of them came out of the inner kitchen one after the other, and were about to enter the hall, when Boss Wang suddenly paused: "Ah, I almost forgot, the incident you asked me to check last time, in all our operations in the Northeast in 1934, there was no task of blowing up the train, and the bombed train you said was not done by us...... Including Mr. Chen's side, there is no such task. β
By the time he said this, Tan Jing had already stepped into the hall with one foot, and he wanted to turn around and ask what was going on, but there were already diners coming in outside the door, so he could only control his facial expression and sit down in his usual seat.
Boss Wang put a bowl of dried shrimp and seaweed soup on his table, greeted him with a smile, and greeted the new diners. Tan Jing ate those things alone, thinking that there was nothing to ask, what Boss Wang said was clear enough, the assassination of Yu Fangfei's mother and her family was not done by Chongqing.
It won't be done in Yan'an, at that time, the people under the Red Flag were still too busy to take care of themselves, how could they have extra energy to target a group of female dependents who were like lost dogs?
He can basically guess who is really behind this matter, Yu Fangfei is working hard for her mother-killing enemy, this ridiculous result makes Tan Jing feel ironic and funny, the troubled times are full of incomprehensible absurd reality, but in Fang Fei's eyes, even if all the people of the country of the rising sun are enemies, then the 40,000 people who overthrew her Aixin Jueluo family are not compatriots.
But even so, Tan Jing was not prepared to give her even the slightest more understanding or sympathy on this issue. Her value is all reflected in Jin Xianzhen behind her, if it weren't for Jin Xianzhen, I'm afraid that the killers in Chongqing and Yan'an would have killed her tens of thousands of times.
is really a smart person, talking about competition, talking to smart people, it shouldn't take much effort.
Kim Hyun-jin had been silently waiting for Tan Jing to come to him and tell him about Yu Fangfei's problem, he was not Qiu Yue, so he would not have an extraordinary tolerance for Fang Fei like Qiu Yue - Tan Jing would not tell Qiu Yue about the troubles Fang Fei had brought him, so the latter would not have a chance to know how annoying her uncertain stumbling block was.
Tan Jing invited Kim Hyun Jin to his house for dinner, but at this point in time, everyone had already eaten dinner, so he didn't call for any dishes - only prepared three boxes of cigarettes. Now he doesn't have any unwarranted listening devices in his house, and even the branches are dead, making him the safest place in the world.
Kim Hyun-jin teased him as usual: "Finally willing to let me enter the house?" It seems that they are right, we are indeed going to become a family. β
As he spoke, he looked at each room one by one, and unexpectedly found that the furnishings in the room were exactly the same as those left by Shino Tsumiya, and not only sighed and shook his head: "I even have to suspect that you like the Japanese, not my sister." β
"You're right, I do like that Japanese guy more than your sister." With a cold face, he slammed the teacup on the table, "Although he is troublesome, at least he is a useful person." β
Kim Hyun-jin stumbled across the chair, sat down at the table, picked up the cup silently, and drank the tea...... Then he was scalded and grinned, hissing and inhaling.
Tan Jing looked at him in surprise, thinking that he would fight back.
"Don't look at me like that, I know exactly what my sister did." Kim Hyun-jin inhaled and slurred, "In the same way, my sister knows exactly what I did...... At least part of it is clearly known. β
He was referring to the incident of assisting Tan Jing to shoot and kill Miangu Jinfu, and obviously, Yu Fangfei had been kept in the dark about his deal with the two Yan'an people.