"His surname is Zhou. He is the only son of a squire from my hometown. He is my first husband in name." Li Ningyu stared at Bai Xiaonian intently for a long time before finally speaking slowly, "But
, I have no actual relationship with him. Because on the day after the wedding, he helped me escape from the Zhou family. He sold our engagement ring and sent me on a steamship to study in Germany. But he
He didn't wait for me to come back, and he was in a car accident half a month before I returned to China."
"But they all said that you abandoned him, which caused his car accident." However, Li Ningyu smiled and said nothing, and Bai Xiaonian smiled awkwardly, "Although the rumors are ridiculous, they are still tempting.
Desire. For example, the Qiuzhuang treasure that is so rich that the country is mentioned in the message actually does not exist at all."
"There is no treasure? Why do you say that? Do you have any evidence?" Li Ningyu couldn't help but frown slightly and asked.
"It is easy to prove it, but it is not difficult to prove it. To be honest, I have no evidence, but just imagine, Colonel Li, why would Mr. Qiu not explain such a huge family fortune to his heirs? Even if he died unexpectedly, he would have no time to explain.
Well, the eldest young master of the Qiu family almost opened up the entire Qiuzhuang back then. Commander Qian Huyi even asked you to decipher the entire Qiuzhuang from top to bottom, but what was the result? You guys found anything.
Do you have the password related to the Qiuzhuang treasure?"
"Can Secretary Bai tell me where all the descendants of the Qiu family have gone?"
However, Bai Xiaonian just smiled and said, "This is the second transaction."
…
While Li Ningyu was still making deals with Bai Xiaonian, in another room, Jin Shenghuo had already brought out the good wine he had at the bottom of the box to entertain Li Qiang.
"How about it, Chief Ming, how do you think about the proposal you just made?"
"As I said before, Director Jin, there is no way to save so many lives with just one life-saving straw!" Li Qiang picked up the wine glass in front of him, shook it gently a few times, and said lightly
said.
"Of course I know this, but if I tell you that the life-saving straw in my hand is no longer one, but three, or even more, will Chief Ming reconsider the proposal just now?"
"Oh?" Li Qiang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing this, "Director Jin is truly a veteran spy. He can find so many life-saving straws for himself in just one meal. It's really admirable. I'm so talented,
Please give me some advice from Director Jin!"
"Don't take it seriously, I just want to..." Jin Shenghuo waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this, and then lowered his voice and whispered to Li Qiang...
…
In Li Ningyu's room, the conversation between the two continued.
"My second husband died of tuberculosis. He was an idealist. He was very handsome and talented. He was especially attractive when he talked about his ideals. But I hated him."
"Why?"
"He has long known that his illness will not last long. He has no future, and he no longer considers my future. In my opinion, idealists are the most selfish. They will not work for anyone except their ideals.
Leave a way to survive."
"Well, I agree with this." Bai Xiaonian nodded and said, "Old owner Qiu has three children. The eldest daughter and eldest son were born to his ex-wife. One married to Japan and was never heard from again, and the other died when the Japanese army occupied Hangzhou.
He left the city in a hurry the night before. It is said that he later joined the Red Party."
"Where is the young master?"
"Still alive." Bai Xiaonian blurted out without any hesitation, "But he is not Squadron Liu. Squadron Liu is just an impostor found by Commander Qian to deceive the loyal old housekeeper.
They found out what they thought was the secret of Qiuzhuang's treasure, but it was quickly discovered by the old housekeeper. In addition, I accidentally saw the flaw, so Commander Qian had to quickly transfer Squadron Liu. I guess...
...He must have silenced him a long time ago! Mr. Qiu, the owner of the village, probably never dreamed that his two sons and one daughter would end up like this."
"Then where has the real young master Qiuzhuang gone?"
Hearing this, Bai Xiaonian's body trembled unconsciously, and then he turned around, looked directly into Li Ningyu's eyes, and said word by word: "This is the third transaction!"
"Okay!" Li Ningyu paused for a moment, and then said, "I met Lao Pan at his funeral. I was wearing black clothes. He looked at me and told me never to wear black eyes.
Because death is just the beginning."
"Just because of these words, you married him?" Bai Xiaonian couldn't help but chuckled after hearing this, "Or because he is a senior translator in the British Embassy in China?"
"Of course, a man's brilliance comes from his self-confidence. Among a group of sad people, he is the only one who is high-spirited. Just like the sun in winter, I am used to being with such a light source. Life is full of grass and trees. To survive, you need yourself.
of sunshine, isn’t it?”
"Then Colonel Li must have gained a lot of benefits from this sunshine. Through this upstart husband, he made friends with many British and American dignitaries in China. In the 26th year of the Republic of China, Ambassador Xu Gesen was seriously injured by the Japanese army at low altitude. At that time, Pan
Is sir also present?"
"Why does Secretary Bai ask this?"
"It's nothing. I just have a brother who once served at the Nanjing Station of the Military Command. He was also involved in this attack and died in an unknown way. We are close friends in life and death. I must know how he lost his life."
"The Japanese wanted to kill not Ambassador Xu Gesen, but Chiang Kai-shek. At that time, the battle in Shanghai was fierce, and Chiang Kai-shek wanted to rush to the front line to supervise the battle. In order to ensure safety, Bai Chongxi suggested that he take Ambassador Xu Gesen's special car to Shanghai. Unexpectedly,
, the news was leaked. The Japanese mistakenly thought that the ambassador in the car was Lao Chiang Kai-shek. They did not hesitate to antagonize the British and also wanted to kill him. Lao Pan was not present at the time, but after the ambassador was injured, he was entrusted by the ambassador to participate in the whole process.
Negotiations with the Japanese, as for Secretary Bai, your life-and-death friend, I think it must have been subject to an internal investigation by the Nanjing government at that time. The person responsible for this investigation was none other than Jin Zhijian, the fifth person in the Eight Great Vajra of the Military Reunion.
As for the final investigation result, it is said that the information was leaked to the Japanese female spy Yunzi Minami by a man named Huang Jun. He is the confidential secretary of the Executive Yuan. Speaking of which, he is also traveling with you, Secretary Bai. Let me put it this way, you
Are you satisfied?"
Bai Xiaonian smiled and nodded after hearing this, and said with emotion: "Sure enough, the first to get the moon is the one closest to the water. The mystery of life and death that we mortals have never been able to solve in our lives turns out to be just a joke for people to talk about after dinner.
Then when Translator Pan loses his position in the embassy, he loses the sunshine that attracted you, right?"
"He has changed on his own. Look at him now, does he still have any brilliance?"
"Colonel Li, I have to say that you are the coldest person I have ever seen, and you are the coolest person in the world who can express the four words "following the crowd" most beautifully, not only among women." At this point, Bai Xiaonian suddenly changed the subject.
, "But why, no matter whether it was in the headquarters before or just now in the hall downstairs, you still cared about and defended him everywhere? Are you just acting in all this? If that's really the case.
,Then what is your motive?"
After hearing such unabashed comments and questions, Li Ningyu did not refute or explain. Instead, she continued to ask the question she was concerned about, "The young master of the Qiu family has returned to the Qiu family, right?"
"Yes, he has come back! But things and people are different. Qiu Zhuang has fallen into the hands of Qian Huyi, and his lover..."
"His lover?" Li Ningyu asked in surprise, "Qian Huyi's second wife?"
Bai Xiaonian was not stupid. He knew that Li Ningyu was making a pun, so he did not hide it and said frankly: "Yes, that is the old housekeeper's daughter and his childhood sweetheart's playmate."
"So, Qian Huyi must have been killed by the young master of the Qiu family."
"Why?"
"Do you still need to ask? Of course it is to regain Qiu Zhuang and his lover. The old housekeeper is the second wife's father and is loyal to the Qiu family. He will definitely do his best to cooperate with them."
"So they killed people, and perhaps took away the treasures in Qiuzhuang and flew away together. That's why I said that there may not be any treasures in Qiuzhuang now."
However, Li Ningyu didn't seem to think so, and said thoughtfully: "If that were really the case, maybe we wouldn't be trapped in Qiuzhuang by Colonel Longchuan now. What do you think, Secretary Bai?"
Bai Xiaonian snorted and said with emotion: "The most dangerous blade is hidden in the most beautiful notes, and the most deadly murderous intention is often in the mouth of a woman speaking love words. I'm right.
?, Colonel Lee?"
"But people like me who always hide murderous intentions often survive to the end, don't they?"
"In that case, I don't think there is any need for us to continue talking." With that, Secretary Bai stood up and walked towards the door. But just when he was about to reach the door, he suddenly stood down and turned around.
He said, "Colonel Li, whether you believe it or not, I still hope you can walk out of Qiuzhuang alive."
After saying that, he opened the door, faced Wu Zhiguo's murderous eyes at the door, and left calmly.
The night is getting darker, in a cafe on Qinghefang Street.
A middle-aged man wearing a gray gown and a top hat walked in, casually ordered a cup of coffee, and sat down in an empty booth.
However, just after the waiter left, the man leaned back intentionally or unintentionally, lowered his voice and said to himself: "According to the report of the old turtle who broke into the enemy's interior for investigation, it has been confirmed that Comrade Tiger was killed.
The arrest, and the loss of contact with the old comrade should have nothing to do with the exposure of his identity, but I don’t think so.”
Before he finished speaking, a deep voice came from behind the man, "Why do you say that?"
"The day after she lost contact, people from the gendarmerie and the secret service retrieved the Qiuzhuang murder case file from the police station."
"Tell me your judgment."
"In my opinion, this should be a clumsy cover-up by the enemy. Comrade Old Man's identity should be completely exposed, and all intelligence clues related to her should be cut off immediately, and..."
"what else?"
"Comrade Laohan, it is impossible to resume work. In order to ensure the smooth flow of the information chain, I suggest that the organization should start preparing candidates immediately instead of waiting until the news is confirmed. Extraordinary measures should be taken in extraordinary times. I have fully done so.
Everything is ready to adjust the work.”
"Your job is to absolutely obey all arrangements of the organization. Before new orders are issued, not only you, but even I cannot take action easily. Do you understand?"
"……I see."
Anyone who knows a little bit about Qiuzhuang knows that the owner of Qiuzhuang kept a pool of piranhas in the fountain in the front yard, but few people know the reason behind it. In fact, there are
With a mechanism, the secret passage hidden under the pool will open, and underneath the secret passage is actually a dark and damp dungeon with all the torture instruments available.
At this moment, a woman with a good appearance and figure was being tightly tied to the execution chair, with several silver needles inserted into several large acupoints on her body. The severe pain had already made her eyes lose their proper look.
Like a dead corpse, it could collapse there quietly.
"Hey, look at it, such a beautiful woman turned into this after just a few needles. What a pity!" Longchuan Feiyuan stood upstairs and watched condescendingly as Master Liu performed acupuncture on He Jianzhu.
After the whole process, he said calmly.
"Yes!" Wang Tianxiang on the side wiped his sweat first, and then said with some fear, "Colonel, it seems that this woman is 100% a red party. Besides the red party, who else can bear this crime?
ah?"
"Director Wang, you can't say that. Wasn't that tiger very tough before he was tortured again? But when he was in the hands of Mr. Liu, didn't he still confess obediently? If that guy was half as tough as this woman, I'm afraid
We haven’t been able to catch her until now!”
"Yes, yes, but in the final analysis, Colonel Longchuan, your methods are still brilliant."
"Okay, stop saying flattery. Tomorrow you will let me know that the second wife has been arrested. Remember to emphasize that she was arrested on suspicion of murdering Qian Huyi.
"
"Colonel, didn't you tell me that I must arrest him secretly and quietly?"
"It's been three days. No matter how stupid the Red Party is, do you think they will believe that this second wife only came to the police station to drink tea?"
After hearing this, Wang Tianxiang suddenly understood and nodded and said: "Oh, I understand, Beizhi, let's do it now!"
There was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, as soon as Cheng Ji on Zuofang Street opened the door, a vegetable farmer pulling a vegetable cart walked in and said, "Shopkeeper, please bring me a few pieces of molded tofu to take away."
"Okay, why are you in such a hurry today?" Shopkeeper Cheng Ji asked while helping him get the molded tofu.
But the man waved his hand and said, "There's no need to rush. The Taijun of Qiuzhuang has said that food delivery will be delivered an hour earlier in the future. Do you dare not listen to me?"
"That's that." The shopkeeper quickly agreed after hearing this.
Little did they know that the conversation between the two had already reached the ears of Pan Hanqing sitting at the next table...