In the evening of that day, Guo Chongmu, director of the Operations Department of the Ministry of National Defense, packed up the things on the table, carried his purse and went out. [] Today he stood in front of the map for another day, discussing the recent period with several other senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense.
The army was mobilized. At this time, he felt tired all over and wanted to go to the bathhouse to take a hot bath and relax.
When the weather is hot, he bathes at home every day. A big wooden basin and a pot of hot water are enough. After bathing, he can sit in the small courtyard to enjoy the coolness, which is also very comfortable. Now that the weather is getting cooler, there is no need to bathe every day.
Almost every two or three days, he went to the bathhouse to take a dip.
The bathhouse he went to had a famous name, "Qinghua Pool". It was a bathhouse with relatively good conditions. Guo Chongmu got off the car at the entrance of "Qinghua Pool" and asked the driver to drive back. It was very close to his home.
, he can walk home after taking a shower.
The changing room in the bathhouse is a large room. As soon as people enter, they can feel the heat evaporating from the bath. There are about dozens of beds in the large room, arranged densely. Every two bunks are one, and there are
Surrounded by waist-high partitions, some people who had taken a shower sat on the bunks to dry the sweat on their bodies. Some drank tea, some slept, and some played chess or chatted with the people opposite. Wearing white shorts
Guys in coats walked up and down the aisles, shouting and passing towels or bringing tea and water.
Guo Chongmu was a regular customer here. A waiter led him to a bunk in the corner with a smile, "Mr. Guo, you are still here, it is quiet here."
Guo Chongmu didn't say anything, just took off his coat and handed it to the waiter. The waiter used a long bamboo pole to pick up his clothes and hung them on a row of hooks on the roof. This was a very safe method. Without this
With the long bamboo pole, no one can take away the guests' clothes.
In fact, there is a single room specially prepared for distinguished guests in the "Tsinghua Pool", which has a bed and a bathtub, and the conditions are very good. But if you want to take a bath to relieve your fatigue, it is best to take a bath in the big pool. Guo Chongmu finished taking off his clothes and used a bath towel
Wrapping up my body, I entered the shower room.
The bathroom is also a large room. The roof is very high, and the door is on the roof. Steam is permeating the room, and steam water flows on the walls. Someone is humming Kunqu Opera loudly, and the people next to him are playing the rhythm for him.
There is a large rectangular pool in the middle, divided into four small square pools. The water temperature in the four pools is different. The farther into the pool, the higher the water temperature. There is no one in the innermost pool, and the water there is too hot.
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Guo Chongmu sat in the second pool and soaked slowly. When his whole body was warmed up, he would enter the third pool. Staying in this pool for fifteen minutes would make his whole body red and make him feel good.
Sweating profusely.
When he was done sweating, he came out of the pool and lay down on a long wooden bench that was as wide as one person. A bald bather came to give him a bath. The bald bather repeatedly washed a large, thick towel in the pool.
, wring it out, unfold it, shake with a snapping sound, and instantly wrap it around the palm of your hand, and then start to give him a bath. From the neck down to the toes, you have to rub it all over, and you have to rub it to create a kind of brushing.
The refreshing pain comes from brushing and pulling, which is called comfort.
After the bath, the bather used a small wooden bucket to pour water on him, then slapped his back with the palm of his hand. Finally, he used loofah pulp to soap his body.
Guo Chongmu finally finished taking a bath. He put on the wooden slippers by the pool, and a waiter put a big bath towel on him. He swayed and swayed out of the bathroom and sat down on his bunk.
The waiter brought tea and a hot towel. He unfolded the towel and wiped the sweat from his head and body.
There was a person lying on the bunk opposite, who had obviously finished taking a shower and was reading a newspaper. Guo Chongmu was sitting on the bunk, drying his body, preparing to cool down before getting dressed.
At this time, worry came to his mind.
It is now the end of October, and the defeat of the Northeast has been determined. Senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense have no illusions about taking back the Northeast, and the only measure they can take is to withdraw as many troops from the Northeast as possible. They can all imagine that from Yingkou to Huludao On the front line, waves of defeated soldiers were running desperately toward the sea. Only by sea could they escape the siege of the Communist army.
Guo Chongmu stood in front of the map every day and felt very worried.
He has been informed internally that several units of the Northeast Field Army have begun to move south and advance into the Pass. Therefore, the military meeting of the Ministry of National Defense discussed how to strengthen the strategic defense of North China.
Military mobilization in North China has begun. How will he convey this situation? Who will contact him? This is what he thinks about every day.
He sat on the bunk for ten minutes, and the hot sweat on his body had subsided. He called to the waiters and asked them to take off the clothes on his head. The waiters talked to him enthusiastically and took off all his clothes.
Guo Chongmu began to get dressed slowly.
At this time, the guest opposite him put down the newspaper, sat up, and nodded to him with a smile. The man turned to the left and asked casually: "Excuse me, sir, what time is it now?"
This was a question that Guo Chongmu had been looking forward to for a long time, but it also shocked him, even though he didn't show it on the surface. He saw at a glance that the man's watch was placed on the tea table in the room.
He suppressed his abnormality and raised his chin towards the man's watch, "Where's your watch?"
The man laughed and said, "My watch is not accurate, and I don't know whether it is faster or slower."
Guo Chong was stunned. The partitions around him blocked other people's sight. But he still deliberately slowed down his movements. He took out his watch from his pocket and said softly: "It is seven twenty-one now."
The man also checked his watch and said calmly: "My watch is six minutes late."
Guo Chongmu didn't know what to do and felt blood rushing to his face. He stared at the man cautiously.
The man was young, probably in his early thirties. He was tall and had a strong body. He was putting down his watch and slowly getting dressed.
"Who are you?" Guo Chongmu asked.
The man glanced at him with a smile on his face, "Mr. Guo, my surname is Du, Du Ziyuan. My duty is to protect your safety. After Zhang Yalan's accident, I am now responsible for contacting you. Please get dressed slowly now. North China Bureau The Ministry of Intelligence ordered me to contact you as soon as possible. I want to ask, do you have anything in your hand now?"
"Yes. No, not now, not now." Guo Chongmu slowly put on his shirt and buttoned it, "Everything is in the office."
"When will you come to take a shower next?"
"I can come back tomorrow." Guo Chongmu said seriously.
"No, don't break your habits to avoid suspicion."
"Then three days later, at this time, I will come to take a shower. Will you come?"
"Of course I will come. I will arrive earlier and check the surrounding situation first. If there is no problem, I will talk to you. If I don't talk to you, it means there is a problem around you, so you should be more vigilant."
"OK, Got it."
"In addition, I want to tell you that someone has suspected you, and your office and home may have been bugged."
"I've noticed it. But I don't dare to open it."
"You're doing the right thing. Don't take it apart. Just be more cautious. Mr. Guo, then I'll leave first. I'll watch your back outside. If there is any problem, I will notify you. You put it on slowly.
,Do not worry."
Du Ziyuan put on his clothes, walked around casually, and then left.
Guo Chongmu looked at Du Ziyuan's retreating figure, his heart paled, and he felt that his whole body felt refreshed and light. He understood that the next thing he had to do was to prepare "things". He had too many "things" to prepare.
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At this time, Du Ziyuan was already outside. He looked around and then crossed the street. He bought a newspaper at the newsstand and paid attention to the surrounding situation while reading it. From now on, it is the responsibility of protecting the safety of the "Locust Tree".
It fell more directly on his shoulders.
These days, he took some measures, hoping to attract the attention of the spies to Yu Zhidao. He also personally observed the "Locust Tree" for many days, confirming that the spies were only monitoring outside his home and not on his way to and from get off work. No one was watching, which finally gave him the opportunity today. He guessed that this was probably the result of Zuo Shaoqing's arrangement.
He was very happy, thinking about how to tell Zuo Shaoqing the good news today as soon as possible.
Zuo Shaoqing felt a little uneasy at this time because she noticed that her sister You Shaoqing had been a bit elusive in the past two days, as if she was doing something behind her back.
Zuo Shaoqing's nerves have been tense. In her heart, behind any small doubt, there may be a huge danger. At nine o'clock in the evening, she was sitting in the revolving door Begonia Room, thinking about this.
The thing, her question now, is her sister.
Someone knocked lightly on the door outside the private room. Before she could react, the door opened loudly. She immediately saw Du Ziyuan's excited smiling face.
Du Ziyuan's first words were, "Young Master Zuo, I'm taking over."
Zuo Shaoqing was really startled, "Didn't you notice the situation? Is your back clean?"
"There is no problem." Du Ziyuan sat down in front of her, "I checked it carefully. This is your credit. You got rid of Huang Fenglin and removed the biggest danger. I also took some measures to try to draw their attention.
The power was transferred to Yu Zhidao. I went to the bathhouse in advance and observed carefully, and there was no abnormality. I came out and observed carefully, and there was no problem. Three days later, we met in the bathhouse, and he would bring me something.
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Zuo Shaoqing looked at him in astonishment and muttered a little: "Be careful, be careful."
Zuo Shaoqing still felt a little uneasy in her heart. Ye Gongjin's attention might shift to Yu Zhidao, which made her doubtful. Is Ye Gongjin so easy to deceive? Impossible.
Then, she thought about her sister. No matter how close she was to her sister, she would also be her opponent.
She did not expect that this time, Ye Gongjin was really deceived because something really happened to Yu Zhidao.
Du Ziyuan took out a few pages of paper from his wallet and placed them in front of Zuo Shaoqing, "Let's get down to business. The guest list for the engagement ceremony needs to be finalized."
Zuo Shaoqing picked up the list and started reading it. This was the main purpose of their meeting tonight.
