"Deputy Director Ming, I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!"
After exiting the gate of Zhou Mansion, Xie Wenchao turned to Li Qiang and said.
In fact, not only him, but even Li Qiang did not expect to meet him here, because in addition to his identity as the head of Hangzhou District No. 76, Xie Wenchao also has another identity, that is, Li Shiqun's brother-in-law!
You know, Li Qiang came to Shanghai this time under the pretense of a wedding trip. If he really went back and made some exaggerated remarks in front of Li Shiqun, it would be a serious problem.
However, while Li Qiang was still thinking hard about how to deal with it, Xie Wenchao seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, although it's a bit unexpected, I won't follow you after I go back."
What did my brother-in-law say? Do you know why? Because essentially my position is the same as yours."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly understood why Zhou Fohai was the first to call his son after learning about his son's whereabouts. At the same time, he also figured out why Xie Wenchao personally led the team when Luo Junqiang went to Hangzhou.
Reasons for casual escorting.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang let out a sigh of relief. He had just sent Xie Wenchao away, and Zhou Fohai personally sent Nan Zao Yunzi to the door.
"Okay, let's send it here! But Mr. Zhou, although this incident did not cause any particularly serious consequences, according to regulations, you still have to report to the military department within three days to explain in detail the cause of the incident.
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"You don't have to worry about it, Miss Yunzi. I will handle it myself."
"Okay then, Mr. Zhou, please stay."
After saying this, Nan Zao Yunzi glanced at Li Qiang intentionally or unintentionally, and then led the people away...
"Mr. Zhou, since the matter has come to an end, then the humble position is..."
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Fohai, "Follow me!"
After saying that, he took Li Qiang to the study room.
But as soon as he entered the door, Zhou Fohai slammed the letter in front of Li Qiang and asked word for word: "Tell me, what's going on with this letter? Is it your fault?"
"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang couldn't help but be stunned, then scratched his head in embarrassment, and said honestly: "I really can't hide anything from you. I admit that this letter was indeed written by someone of low rank."
"Why do you do this?"
"Because..." At this point, Li Qiang looked around cautiously, and then lowered his voice and replied, "Because I learned from the young master of the Yao family that Hangzhou was just the first stop for Master Zhou's escape.
And his final destination is Chongqing! I was worried that it would be detrimental to Mr. Zhou if the Japanese knew about it, so I took this trick to make the Japanese think that Mr. Zhou just wanted to escape from the control of the Japanese military police."
"Oh? So, I still have to thank you?"
"I'm afraid of the humble position, so I really don't want to take it."
"You dare not take it. Don't think that I don't know what your plan is. Do you want to use this matter to sell me a favor so that I can make a decision as soon as possible and agree to the conditions offered by Dai Li so that you can transfer Du Yuesheng to me?"
Do you pocket the bounty offered?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang was shocked and opened his mouth unconsciously. He didn't recover for a long time.
But Zhou Fohai seemed to be very satisfied with Li Qiang's reaction, so he continued in a good mood: "Well, you are not so surprised. Although subjectively your motives are not particularly pure, objectively, your
It has indeed helped me a lot. I never like to owe favors to others, so I can agree to the previous matter, but it is purely for the sake of this matter and has nothing to do with anything else. Do you understand?"
"I understand! I just don't know where to start to open up the joints of Xingyayuan?"
"This is easy to handle. I have a friend whose surname is Jin, named Dingxun. He studied in Japan in his early years and went to Meiji University. After returning to China, he served as the commander of the Jilin Civilian Army. He also served as a member of Congress during the Beiyang government. He is a Japan expert.
He is very good at understanding Japanese people's thoughts. Although he is currently idle at home, the Japanese will give him some face. Tomorrow morning, when you go to No. 47 Xiafei Road, say that I introduced you, I want to see it in my eyes.
In terms of face, he should be able to meet you once, but whether you can convince him or not depends on your own ability."
Hearing this, Li Qiang was immediately overjoyed and couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for the tip. No. 47, Xiafei Road. I'll take note of it."
However, just when Li Qiang came out of the study and was about to say goodbye and leave, a sudden woman's voice stopped Li Qiang.
"Please wait!"
Looking through the voice, I saw that the person speaking was a woman who was dressed fashionably and exuded the aura of a wealthy family in every gesture. The two hanging willow tips above a pair of phoenix eyes made people unconsciously think of the scene in Dream of Red Mansions.
Wang Xifeng. Judging from the appearance, this person has a high forehead and slightly convex cheekbones. Women with these two characteristics often have a proud and strong personality.
No need to ask, this person must be Yang Shuhui, the second wife who even Zhou Fohai did not dare to offend.
So Li Qiang hurried up to the wall and said hello respectfully, "Mrs. Zhou, are you calling me?"
"I heard from Huihai that thanks to you, I was able to find out the whereabouts of Youhai from that boy named Yao in time. Otherwise, I really don't know how this matter would have developed!"
"Mrs. Zhou, you are very grateful. I just tried my best. That's it. It's nothing."
"Brother Aqiang...do you mind if I call you that?"
"Of course not. This is my honor."
After hearing this, Yang Shuhui first glanced at Li Qiang with admiration, then motioned him to sit down on the sofa, and then slowly said: "I'm not afraid of your jokes, brother A Qiang, when I wanted to marry Fohai."
, my family disagreed, so I eloped with him to Japan, and shortly after that, Youhai was born in Kyoto."
At this time, Yang Shuhui seemed to be immersed in previous memories. Various memories were as clear as if they happened yesterday. "We were so poor at that time that even I didn't have money to go to the hospital when I was giving birth. On the day of delivery, it happened to rain heavily.
, it was the old lady Makita who lived next door who went to pick me up in the heavy rain all night, and later she often helped me take care of my baby. Now that I think about it, she was really a good person! However, the good times did not last long, and shortly after I gave birth, there was
This time neither of us were at home, leaving Youhai alone at home. Unexpectedly, the room suddenly caught fire for some reason. Fortunately, I happened to come back at that time, and I was able to save Youhai from the black smoke in time.
He was taken out of the house and later sent to the hospital. The doctor said that if I had been ten minutes later, not only would the house have burned down, but even Youhai would have been buried in the fire cave."
Speaking of this, Yang Shuhui had tears in her eyes, but she still persisted and continued: "Youhai, this child, has been wandering around with us since he was a child, and suffered a lot of hardships. It was not easy for him to survive until Fohai had some social status, but he still
He had to be forcibly sent to Japan to be used as a hostage, which is why he became like this now. So I won't blame him for doing such a thing, but if he caused any irreparable disaster because of this, then
I will never forgive myself in my life. So, brother Aqiang, here, I think it is necessary for me to solemnly say 'thank you' to you from the standpoint of a mother who owes her son!"
After saying that, Yang Shuhui actually stood up and bowed deeply to Li Qiang.
This time, Li Qiang was so frightened that he jumped up from the sofa. He quickly turned sideways to pass Yang Shuhui's gift, and said with fear and fear: "Oh, Mrs. Zhou, why are you... such a gift? I can't bear it."
ah!"
However, before she finished speaking, Yang Shuhui showed her strong side to Li Qiang unceremoniously, "No, I said you can bear it if you can!"
After saying that, as if by magic, he pulled out a brocade box from under the coffee table, and when he opened it, he found an surprisingly thick book inside!
What surprised Li Qiang even more was not that there was a bright gold leaf sandwiched between every two pages of the book, but the name of the book, because he clearly saw that there was actually something on the cover of the book.
The words "Red Star Shines on China" were written in English!
"No, no, no, Mrs. Zhou, this gift of yours is too valuable. I dare not accept it!" Although there was already a huge wave in his heart, Li Qiang still pretended to focus on the important things.
On those gold leaves.
This trick worked as expected. Seeing that Li Qiang was focusing all his attention on the gold leaves, Yang Shuhui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to ask: "If I remember correctly, you should know English, right?"
"
"You know a little bit, but you can't say you're proficient."
"Then let me ask you, what is the name of this book?" Yang Shuhui asked again.
"Red... stars... over... China?"
At this time, Yang Shuhui just rolled her eyes, frowned and corrected: "It's "Red Star Shines on China"! How can you translate the title of the book like this? It's really..."
"My level is limited, I'll make you laugh."
Yang Shuhui waved her hand and comforted: "Forget it, it's not easy for you to recognize all the words on the cover."
Speaking of this, before Li Qiang could speak, Yang Shuhui suddenly changed the subject and continued to ask: "You...haven't you heard of this book?"
Li Qiang couldn't help but blush after hearing this, "Is it... very famous?"
"Of course!"
"This..." Li Qiang became even more embarrassed. He kept scratching his head and said with a red face for a long time, "I'm not afraid of making fun of you. Mrs. Zhou, I have never heard of this book. It talks about
What?"
Unexpectedly, Yang Shuhui made a surprising statement and said calmly: "This book! It's about the Red Party! Of course, it also has another name, called "The Journey to the West""
"Journey to the West...Xi Xixi? Mrs. Zhou, you...you are..."
Yang Shuhui glared and said angrily: "What are you afraid of? Although this book has been classified as a 'banned book', strictly speaking, the banned book is "The Journey to the West" translated and published by the mysterious Fushe
, what does it have to do with the original English version of "Red Star Shines Over China"? So you don't need to be so afraid."
Hearing this, Li Qiang breathed a long sigh of relief, "I see, I'm too sensitive. I'm sorry to make you laugh."
Before she finished speaking, Yang Shuhui suddenly changed the subject, "Having said that, in my opinion, neither the translated version of "The Journey to the West" nor the original version of "Red Star Shines on China" should appear in the Zhou Mansion.
, but this book just appeared in front of me in such a majestic manner, and... and it was still in Youhai's room."
"Mrs. Zhou, do you mean that someone is secretly trying to make Master Zhou famous?"
"I don't rule out this possibility. If someone hadn't deliberately given this book to Youhai, the relationship between father and son would not be what it is now. That's why I decided to give this book to you. I hope you can help me.
Find that person!"
When she said this, Yang Shuhui's eyes seemed to be about to burst into flames, which showed that this matter had already made her furious.
This put Li Qiang in a difficult situation, "Mrs. Zhou, this matter is both reasonable and reasonable, and I am obligated to do so. However, this sea of people is so vast that it is impossible to investigate it with just one book. Even if there is a forced investigation, it will be no different."
It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack!”
However, before she finished speaking, Yang Shuhui silently opened the book, and then Li Qiang noticed a line of message written on the title page: I hope that even if you are in darkness, your heart will be open to the light.
What made Li Qiang even more surprised was that the name of the person who signed the final signature turned out to be a capital letter "K"!
So he subconsciously asked: "Could it be a foreigner?"
"Of course not. I can tell you clearly that this is not an abbreviation, but a code name!"
"Code name?"
"That's right, and it's a very active codename recently. Since the war between the Soviet Union and Germany broke out, No. 76 has intercepted telegrams signed "Little K" many times, and this "Little K" reminds me of a
This person, after Gu Shunzhang was arrested, single-handedly shouldered the heavy burden of Special Branch. With thunderbolt means, he quickly reversed the passive situation caused by Gu Shunzhang's rebellion. And his code name is 'Xiao Kai'!
"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiang was shocked, not for anything else, but because the code name "Xiaokai" was so familiar to him that he couldn't be more familiar. It can be said that from Shanghai to Huainan, everything
Almost all the underground transportation lines to northern Jiangsu were organized and established by him.
Later, I only heard that he was sent to Hong Kong by the organization. I never expected to hear his codename again, actually coming from Zhou Fohai's wife.
Is it possible that he was sent back to Shanghai by the organization?
Thinking of this, Li Qiang couldn't help but said: "You mean, this 'Xiao Kai' who has made great contributions to the Red Party has been sent to Shanghai to carry out activities secretly?"
