After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Ersheng finally sat down.
The wind in early summer blew gently, causing ripples in Weiming Lake. Geng Chaozhong looked at the sparkling lake and suddenly smiled bitterly:
"Blow up a pool of spring water and do your business. There are some things that a little girl like you shouldn't know, but you already know it. If you keep it hidden, I'm afraid things will get worse."
Perhaps it was the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains that infected Zhao Ersheng, or perhaps it was the relaxed expression of Geng Chaozhong. Zhao Ersheng's stiff body suddenly relaxed. She looked at Geng Chaozhong's angular profile and finally spoke tentatively:
"You work for the government?"
"Yes," Geng Chaozhong answered her question affirmatively, "I came from Nanjing, and my original plan was to go to Peking to carry out a secret mission, but I didn't expect an accident. Almost all my comrades died. I also had a close relationship with Nanjing.
After losing contact, I had no choice but to find a temporary identity and settle down."
"died........"
Zhao Ersheng shuddered. In her life of having no worries about food and clothing, the word death seemed to be a distant word. Even though the gunfire rumbled outside the city of Peiping, she had never seen a single dead person.
And now, the man in front of me actually said these two words so lightly.
"Yes, dead," and the man next to him was still emphasizing this point, "Twenty-six strong men, some less than twenty years old, maybe a little younger than you, all died in the Japanese
in the hands."
Zhao Ersheng's body trembled again, but when she learned that Geng Chaozhong was working for the government, she was no longer so afraid. She glanced at Geng Chaozhong and asked again:
"Then you went near the Japanese consulate to perform a mission?"
"Yes," Geng Chaozhong affirmed again, "but you don't need to know what it is specifically. You only need to know that everything I do is for the country. This is enough."
"Okay, then I won't ask anymore," Zhao Ersheng's expression became calmer and calmer, and his tone became more and more steady, "I still want to know, how long will you stay here?"
"How long will you stay?" Geng Chaozhong's expression seemed a little confused, "Maybe a year, maybe two years, maybe a lifetime. Of course, it is more likely that you will never see me again tomorrow."
Zhao Ersheng didn't ask any more questions. She hugged her knees and looked at the lake in front of her quietly. The small whirlpool in the water kept spinning. As she looked at it, her head suddenly became dizzy. The whirlpool seemed to have deep roots.
Gravity wants to suck her into it.
"Don't stare at the lake. The more you look at it, the more dizzy you will become." Geng Chaozhong kindly reminded him from the side. "This is just the lake. If you stare at the sea, you will want to jump in after a while."
"Are you a lake or a sea?" The little girl closed her eyes and asked an incomprehensible question.
"I'm a quagmire!" Geng Chaozhong laughed.
However, he was a little more vigilant in his heart. He couldn't be emotional towards such a young girl who had just started to fall in love. If she got into trouble, she would really be unable to get rid of her.
Hearing what Geng Chaozhong said, Zhao Ersheng also laughed. She flicked her bangs on her forehead, pretended to look at Geng Chaozhong's eyes casually, and then whispered: "Are you a spy?"
"Yes, I am the kind of spy you hate in your eyes, but I am not a Japanese spy, I am a Chinese spy." Geng Chaozhong said with a smile.
"Special agent..." Zhao Ersheng pondered the meaning of these two words, and after a long time, he said again:
"Then do you know martial arts, like the ones written in chivalrous novels, where you can fly around?"
"............"
"Then you must know how to shoot?" Zhao Ersheng asked again.
Geng Chaozhong nodded, paused and then said, "How do you know I know martial arts? In fact, I don't have the power to restrain a chicken."
"No, you must be very powerful. When you were riding a bicycle with me, you put a little force on your feet and the car jumped so far." Zhao Ersheng stretched out his hand to mark a long distance.
Geng Chaozhong laughed dumbly. This little girl is really a flower in the greenhouse. Can anyone pedal a bicycle very far and run far away?
"Are all spies like you, smart and powerful, good at martial arts and teaching reading?" Zhao Ersheng asked again.
"No," Geng Chaozhong shook his head, "Not every agent is smart. There are also some very stupid agents, but such agents generally don't live long."
"So how long have you been doing this?"
"Well," Geng Chaozhong was a little hesitant, but he still said, "it's quite old!"
"Then you should be very powerful," Zhao Ersheng nodded firmly, "How about you become my bodyguard in the future! I overheard my dad and my mom talking. He said that the Japanese kidnapped many officials in Peiping some time ago.
Gentleman’s family forced them to work for the Japanese, so he came to pick me up every day.”
"Then you still dare to take my car home, aren't you afraid of meeting Japanese people?" Geng Chaozhong was a little surprised.
"Didn't I forget?" Zhao Ersheng said carelessly, "Besides, I don't want my parents to worry. I know they let me go to Yenching University for my safety. He said, Yanjing University
Kyoto University is run by Americans, so the Japanese don’t dare to cause trouble. If it were another school, the Japanese might break into the school and arrest people.”
"Your father is really thoughtful." Geng Chaozhong couldn't help but nodded.
Zhao Kezhen was indeed worried about his daughter. He was right. The Japanese were indeed very afraid of Americans. Sending his daughter to study at Yenching University was indeed the best choice.
"Actually, I know everything about my family," Zhao Ersheng seemed to have a hint of sadness under her long eyelashes, "The Japanese have gone to my house several times to look for my dad. A few days ago, there was another person who went to my house to give my dad some advice.
I gave him a lot of money, but my dad pushed me away."
Geng Chaozhong understood that that person should be Zhang Jingyao who died at the Liuguo Hotel. This person carried a huge sum of money and was ordered to bribe people from all walks of life in Beiping City. Moreover, Zhang Jingyao used to work for the Beiyang government and most likely knew Zhao Kezhen. When he went to Zhao's house, he knew nothing about it.
Not surprisingly.
"Do you often eavesdrop on your father?" Geng Chaozhong asked.
"That's right!" Zhao Ersheng immediately became excited when talking about eavesdropping on his father's conversation. "I heard from my dad last night that Peiping was going to change its Japanese minister. I heard that a new minister was transferred from Qingdao. What's his name?
What happened, I forgot..."
"Keiji Koizumi!" Geng Chaozhong suddenly said four words.
"Yes, it's Xiaoquan," Zhao Ersheng glanced at Geng Chaozhong in surprise, "How did you know?"
Geng Chaozhong smiled bitterly.
How could I not know?
Junko's cute and delicate appearance appeared in Geng Chaozhong's mind. Four years later, that half-sized girl must have grown up now!