At 10 o'clock in the morning, No. 27 Xiaowu Road, the secret prison of the National Police Department.

It is a courtyard consisting of three two-storey grey brick buildings, with a 3-metre-high fence and barbed wire at the top of the wall. Facing the street is a black lacquered gate that opens to the street. There are guards on the inside of the door, day and night, and it is eerie.

In the torture room on the first floor of the second building, a person was tied to the pillar in the middle, his coarse cloth clothes were already stained with blood, and his head was tilted sideways, and this person was Carpenter Hu.

Sitting on the chair by the window was Chen Cong, the captain of the special service section of the Capital Police Department and the deputy captain of the garrison, and standing next to him was Gu Maolin, the deputy leader of the action team.

Gu Maolin flicked the leather whip in his hand, and "pop--pop---------" slapped Carpenter Hu's body, "Do you want to say it?" Why did you, the carpenter's shop, take in this fugitive? ”

Carpenter Hu was woken up from his slumber by Gu Maolin with a whip, and he spit out the remaining blood in his mouth forward, "Dog, Lao Tzu is a carpenter, can you not save him when he dies?" There's nothing to say, I'll give you a good time. ”

"Don't say it, do you?" As he spoke, he threw the whip at Carpenter Hu, and when he heard "Ah----", Carpenter Hu fainted again.

Chen Cong waved his hand to Gu Maolin, and the two walked to the outside of the torture room together. Chen Cong said impatiently: "Lao Gu, it's not a way to do this, he is just stiff." Think about it again, from the legislative alley to the hut smith's shop, there are several alleys, how did the injured man get there? Why not go anywhere else? Who healed his wounds during this time? There's no way for you to continue fighting like this, start with that injured person. Last night's explosion has already messed up Xinjing, I have to hurry to Toyotomi, here you better find some clues, see if there is any connection with last night's bombing? Besides, you must keep your mouth shut about sending someone to kidnap Lu Songmian, once the news leaks, Lu Shikun's old guy will definitely complain to General Ling Karlong, in that case, I can't save you. What do you think, if the Japanese think that it was you who kidnapped Lu Songmian and caused the Manchurian Railway explosion, let alone Ryokari Taka, even the president of Manchurian Railway, Hayashi Botaro, will not let you go. Who else knows about your kidnapping of Lu Songmian besides you and me? ”

Gu Maolin wiped the sweat from his head and said nervously: "Captain, no one else knows about the kidnapping except you and me." ”

"And how did you come up with the idea of hiding people there?"

"That's the case, when you went to Shenyang, wasn't Inoue Guiyan killed? Two days ago, Taijun Gou Cun asked me to transport the pine and cement that he and Inoue Guiyan had resold in partnership with Inoue to the Manchurian Iron Warehouse, ready to be transported to Shulan, so that I could cash in time, so I borrowed the opportunity to go to the warehouse to check the goods for Gou Village and locked the girl of the Lu family there, except for other places, where could I escape the eyes of Lu Shikun's old fox? ”

"You are really good enough, not only was you kidnapped in vain, you didn't get a good amount of money from Lao Lu, but you also caused a big explosion to Mantie, this is not a small matter, in the future, you have to be honest and deal with the seven people who participated in the kidnapping, otherwise, if it is found out that it is because of you, I can't protect you."

"Okay, Captain, I've been counting on you for the rest of my life, and I'll listen to you for everything. I have long seen that old Lu is not pleasing to the eye, I wanted to do this, our brothers can make a fortune, in the future, my little life is in your hands, rest assured, I swear to die for you to lead the horse and stirrup. Hey------- I said captain, I feel that there is one thing I have to tell you, that Lu Shikun is suspicious. ”

"Which thing?"

"It's the disappearance of the central bank's supervisor, Suzuki Congji, which is very strange. I have inquired, that Lu Shikun was unwilling to participate in the affairs of the central bank, it was Speaker Zhang Jinghui recommended him to be the deputy acting of the central bank, and later after he took office, he was busy, and he must go to the central bank for a shift in about three days, since Suzuki Congji went to the central bank as a supervisor, Lu Shikun did not ask much about the affairs of the central bank, I heard that there were some unpleasant things among them, but strange things, since Suzuki was inexplicably infected, Lao Lu also went to visit Suzuki in person, and soon, Suzuki disappeared mysteriously, Life and death unknown. You say, is this old Lu somewhat related to Suzuki's disappearance? ”

"You have some truth in what you say, but you don't have any evidence, do you? Even though he had a conflict with Suzuki, it was understandable to visit the hospital as a colleague, this was a breakthrough, but you have to find evidence, otherwise I would not be able to speak, and finally I had time to take someone to Suzuki's house to look for any clues. In addition, on the night when Toyotomi Taijun pursued the wounded fugitive, that is, the night before Suzuki's disappearance, at the entrance of the second school alley, he confiscated a bamboo suitcase from He Jinshan, the owner of the Sheng Hetai pawnshop, which contained a pair of Go in a rosewood box, which the surname He said he picked up on the side of the road. After examination, it was found that the Go pieces were soaked in venom, which was extracted from a flower called poinsettias, which can make people's skin red and swollen, and their bodies ache. After torture, that Boss He didn't know that this chess piece was poisonous, so who was this set of Go? You should find out who lost this pair of Go, the second school alley is in the middle of the legislative alley and the hut carpenter's shop; And it's all on the same night, the fugitives are on the run, and the poisonous game of Go appears, isn't it a bit coincidental in the middle? Maybe this game of Go has something to do with the wounded fugitive. Go back and focus on these two things. As for the new Deputy Director Lu, don't move him with your head, although I haven't seen him yet, he is not small, and his position is above me, you can send someone to keep an eye on him, but don't mess with him. Oh...... by the way, let me ask you, where was the man surnamed Lu on the night of the explosion in the Manchurian Iron Warehouse? ”

"My people went to the army hospital, and the wound surnamed Lu was infected, bleeding and treated, and he didn't go out all night, and he couldn't move even if he was injured, I saw it with my own eyes."

"Alright, you can first find out the source of Suzuki's disappearance and the game of Go. I have to hurry to Toyotomi Taijun, I don't know what to do in this Gou village. ”

"Okay, Captain, I'll start with the two people we caught, I don't believe they don't have any clues."

"Okay, then I'll go first."

Gu Maolin bowed his body and sent Chen Cong out of the building with a smile on his face.

Chen Cong hurriedly drove to the headquarters building of the Concord.

Gu Maolin went to the torture room again and told the people around him: "Take this carpenter Hu down and bring the injured young man out."

After a while, Zhou Xiaotian was brought in and tied to the pillar.

Gu Maolin said angrily: "Boy, you were hard-mouthed yesterday, and today, the master will let you taste the taste of the whip again." As he spoke, he picked up the leather whip and beat it hard, beating Zhou Xiaotian so that his skin was open and his blood was flowing.

Zhou Xiaotian said: "I admit your master, what to do with it is up to you." ”

Gu Maolin didn't give up, "You just recruited it, what are you from?" Why run out of the double-German arsenal? ”

"Ye didn't have a way to come, he went to Harbin to hang out with relatives, and when he came back, he caught us, and I didn't run out, and I was like a guinea pig there, and became an experiment for the Japanese?"

Poor young Zhou Xiaotian, the gunshot wound on his body has not yet healed, how can he bear such a punishment? However, he did not give in, and his tenacious resistance showed the noble integrity and quality of a young man with a strong backbone.

"Punishment is waiting! I see that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin, you must know that when you come out of the arsenal of the two Germans, you are guilty of shame, and it is impossible for you to fool you! Gu Maolin shouted there, crossing his waist.

A policeman next to him touched a red-hot soldering iron directly to Zhou Xiaotian's chest, and only heard the sound of "zila la-----", which made the young man faint in pain.

"Deputy Captain Gu, this person has passed out, what should I do?"

"Then you don't need to ask, if you lock him up and that carpenter first, I still have to do something for Captain Chen."

"Okay." As he spoke, he untied Zhou Xiaotian from the pillar, and another person came up and put him directly to the cell.

Gu Maolin suddenly seemed to remember something, "Li Jiu, come here." ”

The policeman named Li Jiu ran over quickly, Gu Maolin muttered in his ear for a while, and then Li Jiu went out first.

In the second building of this courtyard, there is a tube building with a patio. When Carpenter Hu woke up, he found that he had changed another cell, the first room on the westernmost side of the second floor, and Zhou Xiaotian, who had been sentenced, was also locked in a cell with him. Carpenter Hu saw that his injuries were worse than his own, and he just sighed.

After a while, Zhou Xiaotian also came to his senses, and he said to Carpenter Hu, "Water, I want to drink water." ”

Carpenter Hu saw that there was a clay pot on the side of the shop, and a bowl with porcelain had fallen on it. picked up the bowl, poured him half a bowl of water, and gently sent it to Zhou Xiaotian's mouth.

Zhou Xiaotian's mouth was moistened with a little water, and he was about to say something, but Carpenter Hu felt that he had changed their cells for no reason, and they were locked up together, which was a bit strange here.

He gently put a finger to his mouth and made a blocking motion, motioning for him not to speak.

"Child, you, stay up slowly, who knows which king and eight lambs put me together, who do you say I offended as an honest carpenter? In these years, there is no wind and no waves, and disaster falls from the sky. ”

Zhou Xiaotian was woken up by Carpenter Hu's words, and he understood that this was implying that there must be traitors around him, and he couldn't talk nonsense, so he could only wait and see what happened.

Time passed quickly, and when it was almost dusk, someone brought a wooden barrel in to bring them food, Zhou Xiaotian was young after all, he was secretly angry, and he had no idea of eating.

Hu Carpenter said: "Child, count our fate, I pity you when you come to my door and save you, but they are caught here, let it be fate, it's useless to be angry, let's eat some for the time being, just take care of your body, don't be tortured to death by others, you will make yourself not like a human first." Be obedient and eat some. ”

Zhou Xiaotian said: "Uncle, I'm sorry, I'm the one who caused you." ”

"Where, people's hearts are flesh and blood, let him be, love as much as he wants, I am an old bachelor, no worries, let him. Come, eat. ”

While the two were talking, they saw a ragged man in the cell holding a rice bowl and holding an iron fence and said to Lao Hu: "Big brother, do you have enough to eat?" I have two steamed buns here, I can have one enough, this one is for you. ”

When Carpenter Hu saw that this person was very unfamiliar, with messy hair, dirty face, and red eyes, the experience of the rivers and lakes told him that he could not relax his vigilance, so he ignored it and said, "Thank you, we have enough to eat." Don't bother you. ”

The man was still not very willing, and while nibbling on the steamed buns, he said, "Brother, why did you come in?" Is it a crime? Or have you offended someone? ”

Carpenter Hu said angrily: "God knows what's going on, we eat ours, I'm sorry, I don't have time to talk to you." ”

The man was obviously unwilling, "Brother, you said that you are too, you have to think about protecting yourself when you get here, this is hell on earth, even if you have nothing to come in, you have to give you something, you can take your head to the Japanese to make up for credit, or you can sell you as a ticket to the Concorde guys, in short, to get here, there are two ways, one is to cooperate with these police dogs, what people ask you, you can say anything, honestly, maybe I can let you go, the other is to wait for the secret execution, Or go to the Concord as a ticket. Let's open it. Maybe one day, I'll be dealt with. ”

Carpenter Hu obviously didn't pay much attention to this man's words, and didn't even reply, just sat there and drank cabbage soup.

After another half an hour, two policemen came in and opened the iron fence across the street.

A policeman said angrily: "You, just you, have been arraigned." Come out -----"

The man shouted in fear: "Don't fix me, I didn't do anything, let me go." Please------"

The two policemen didn't say a word, but carried him out of the cell and walked out.

Carpenter Hu secretly watched, and when he saw that the man was carried out of the cell, his cloth shoes were brand new cloth shoes, and his exposed ankles were very white and white, not like a prisoner. He was glad that he didn't say anything else, even if he confessed here, he couldn't leave any handle for the traitors that was unfavorable to Lu Shikun and Qingfeng Tang, how to deal with it? Lu Shikun must have known everything that happened to the carpenter's shop by now, and if Lu Wang found himself with a nail he had lost along the way, he would have been able to find it; Lao Lu and the brothers of Qingfeng Hall must be trying to find a way to save themselves, thinking of this, he saw that there was no one else around, so he leaned on Zhou Xiaotian's ear and said quietly: "That person just now is the eyeliner of a traitor, be careful, you Uncle Lu and they are thinking of a way outside, just wait quietly." ”

Carpenter Hu looked out of the small window on the south side of the cell, the night sky was clear, the stars were dotted, and the calmness and calmness he had cultivated in the troubled times infected Zhou Xiaotian like an aura.

Although Zhou Xiaotian was young, he knew that every experience was a test, and he was worried about his uncle in the basement of the Shuangde arsenal, and that hellish experience made him feel cold and helpless.

The man who had passed through the cell never returned, and Carpenter Hu confirmed his judgment, that person was the policeman's eyeliner, and since he had not obtained anything of value, there was no need for him to come back.

Time is left for Carpenter Hu only to wait, he knows that Lu Shikun will not give up on him, nor will he give up Zhou Xiaotian, because this is not only trust, but also a deep friendship cultivated in ups and downs.