Lu Chengzhou's expression made Li Xiangxue very pleased. As a party member, he could understand the eagerness when he heard that there was a mission.
There is also Lu Chengzhou's observation of Zhang Fengxin just now. It was precisely because he observed so carefully that Li Xiangxue was very wary of Zhang Fengxin.
Li Xiangxue was very satisfied with Lu Chengzhou's observation ability.
In the second half of last year, the northern party organization suffered unprecedented damage.
Dozens of cadres including the Secretary-General of the Central Representative in the North, senior officials and all Standing Committee members of Hebei Province, the Provincial Military Commission, the Provincial Mutual Aid Association, the Provincial Anti-Imperialist Alliance, the Beiping and Haigu Municipal Committees, the Baoding Special Committee, and the Dingxian Central County Committee were arrested.
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At the same time, the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement of Haigu students was also sabotaged by the Kuomintang authorities.
The entire Haigu was shrouded in white terror.
The number of party members in the province dropped from 3,000 to less than 500.
The party branch in Haigu has also been reduced from nineteen to ten, and currently there are less than fifty party members who can be contacted.
The revolution in Haigu is at a low ebb.
The situation is very serious, but the party's work has never stopped.
Just a few days ago, the Central Committee sent representatives to preside over the work of the Northern Bureau and lead the Northern Party to continue the revolution.
The Northern Bureau has jurisdiction over work in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, northern Shaanxi, Northeast China and Suiyuan.
The Liaison Bureau of the Northern Bureau, which is the current Special Branch organization of the party, sent Comrade Tian Nanchen, the comrade who directly leads the Special Branch.
"Your task is to find a suitable place to live, and it must be safe." Li Xiangxue warned.
The person who is going to live in the British Concession this time is Comrade Tian Nanchen.
Ben Nanchen originally lived in the French Concession. However, Kuomintang agents had sneaked into the French Concession and openly followed the anti-Japanese people.
The situation is extremely critical and the spies may take action at any time. The French Concession is no longer suitable for activities and can only be transferred urgently.
Compared with the French Concession, the public security in the British Concession is better. No matter which party is involved, no one wants to cause trouble here.
Neither the Japanese nor the Kuomintang agents could carry out persecution in the British Concession.
"No problem, I promise to complete the mission." Lu Chengzhou's eyes showed a determined look. It was his unshirkable responsibility to protect his comrades.
After separating from Li Xiangxue, Lu Chengzhou carefully observed his surroundings. After finding nothing unusual, he walked a certain distance and called a rubber truck.
After arriving at Guangshan Street, still a few hundred meters away from Zhi'an Lane, Lu Chengzhou asked the driver to stop.
When Lu Chengzhou got out of the car to pay, he was suddenly stunned.
How similar is his behavior to that of Zhang Fengxin on Edinburgh Road and Cumberland Road?
What does this mean?
Does Zhang Fengxin have a secret identity just like him?
Once this idea came into Lu Chengzhou's mind, it immediately took root.
He quickly verified the authenticity of this idea in his mind.
As a result, the more I thought about it, the more mysterious Zhang Fengxin became.
Lu Chengzhou suddenly overturned all his impressions of Zhang Fengxin and re-deduce his identity.
Zhang Fengxin naturally did not lend himself money out of good intentions.
He uses a pseudonym, and he is definitely not doing good deeds without leaving his name.
As Li Xiangxue said, all of this is because of his ulterior motives.
Lu Chengzhou once thought that Zhang Fengxin made friends with him because of his identity.
After Lu Chengzhou graduates from the police training institute, he will definitely become a policeman. Whether in the Chinese community or the concession, he can more or less help Zhang Fengxin.
Clay Senqi admired him very much at that time, and Zhang Fengxin probably also liked this. As expected, Lu Chengzhou eventually came to the British Concession.
If Zhang Fengxin is just a legitimate businessman, there is nothing wrong with him wanting to make friends with him.
However, if Zhang Fengxin had ulterior motives, the situation would be completely different.
Lu Chengzhou suddenly thought of Li Xiangxue's expression just now. He asked himself to tell in detail about Zhang Fengxin's behavior from Wang's Clinic to Guangfa Hotel. I'm afraid he was suspicious.
Lu Chengzhou had been thinking about Zhang Fengxin in his mind, and he couldn't help but walk towards the security hall.
Zhenganli is Lu Chengzhou's home. He goes home directly without attracting anyone's attention.
Changing a new set of clothes at home and making another transit would make it safer for him to meet Li Xiangxue.
As we approached the police station, two young men, a man and a woman, walked towards us.
Lu Chengzhou didn't pay attention at first, because the street lights were dim, but when he heard their whispers, his heart beat violently.
Because, he heard that these two people were his old friends.
The man's name is Cheng Ruian and the woman's name is Ma Yuzhen. They are both Lu Chengzhou's childhood friends.
They were in the same class in primary school and middle school, and they both lived in the public security community, so they had a very good relationship. Especially Ma Yuzhen, and Lu Chengzhou were childhood sweethearts.
After Lu Chengzhou was admitted to the Haigu Police Training Institute, he had much less contact with them and no longer participated in their activities.
After Lu Chengzhou secretly joined the Communist Party, he followed Li Xiangxue's instructions and tried not to interact with left-leaning people.
However, his former classmates and friends did not know this.
I just feel that after Lu Chengzhou's father passed away, his temperament changed drastically. He no longer was patriotic or anti-Japanese, and the blood in his body became cold.
Therefore, they had a great misunderstanding of Lu Chengzhou.
It was not convenient for Lu Chengzhou to explain, and there were some things that couldn't be explained.
After Lu Chengzhou heard their voices, he originally wanted to avoid them.
However, sharp-eyed Cheng Ruien had already discovered Lu Chengzhou.
After all, they were playmates who grew up naked. Even if they saw Lu Chengzhou's shadow, they would know it was him.
"Lu Chengzhou!" Cheng Ruian yelled. He was tall and had a loud voice. He rushed in front of Lu Chengzhou in a few steps and blocked his way like a robber.
"Hello, Cheng Ruian." Lu Chengzhou said helplessly as it was too late to hide. He secretly smiled bitterly.
As soon as Cheng Ruian opened his mouth, he could feel the other party's anger.
For almost two years, I have been avoiding them.
As for Ma Yuzhen, he only glanced at her and immediately withdrew his gaze.
"Why, are you afraid of seeing me?" Cheng Ruian said coldly.
He and Lu Chengzhou have been brothers since childhood. The two families are not far apart. They are in the same class in primary school and middle school, and they have a very good relationship.
However, everything changed when Lu Chengzhou was admitted to the Haigu Police Training Institute.
Lu Chengzhou stopped participating in their activities and gradually became alienated from them.
This made Cheng Ruian very puzzled. Could it be that if you become a police officer, you can't be patriotic?
As far as he knew, some police officers still sympathized with and supported their patriotic behavior.
"I'm afraid of you, so let's go, I got my salary today, let's go eat noodles with soybean paste." Of course Lu Chengzhou was not afraid of Cheng Ruian, he just didn't want to have more contact with Cheng Ruien.
When he was in school, Lu Chengzhou knew that Cheng Ruien was very left-leaning. After being admitted to Peiyang University, he became more active.
When the Anti-Imperialist Alliance was destroyed last year, Lu Chengzhou was worried about his safety.
Fortunately, both Cheng Ruian and Ma Yuzhen were fine.
"How are you lately?" Ma Yuzhen's heart beat wildly when she heard Cheng Ruien's roar. She tried her best to suppress her rapid breathing and asked calmly.
After looking at Lu Chengzhou's familiar face, her eyes became extremely bright, looking at him expectantly.
"I can't afford the British money." Cheng Ruian said sarcastically before Lu Chengzhou could speak.
If Lu Chengzhou works in the Haigu Public Security Bureau after graduation, he will still understand.
However, Lu Chengzhou worked for imperialism, which he could not accept at all.
He hated the imperialists who oppressed and exploited the Chinese people and lorded it over the Chinese people.
"Can you distinguish the money in your pocket, which one is British and which is Chinese?" Lu Chengzhou said sarcastically.
"What is Yuzhen asking you? As a patrolman in the British Concession, are you living a happy life?" Cheng Rui'ien couldn't talk to Lu Chengzhou and stopped discussing the money issue.
"It's not bad, just dawdling." Lu Chengzhou raised his head, grinned, and said carelessly.
Of course Lu Chengzhou knew Ma Yuzhen's thoughts, but his current status was no longer suitable for him to be with Ma Yuzhen.
Let’s not talk about the regulations of the British Concession. Only 3% of people can get married. Before becoming an inspector, you basically don’t have to think about getting married. Otherwise, you will just be expelled.
Moreover, with his status, being with people like Cheng Ruien and Ma Yuzhen will only make both parties more dangerous.
When Lu Chengzhou joined the Communist Party, he had already decided that he would fight for his beliefs throughout his life.
Now, Cheng Ruian and Ma Yuzhen may misunderstand themselves, but they will definitely understand in the future.
Even if you don't know it when you are alive, you will definitely explain it to them after you die.
Hearing Lu Chengzhou's words, Ma Yuzhen's eyes suddenly turned pale. Lu Chengzhou seemed to have answered, but in fact he was speaking the wrong words.
When Cheng Ruian next to him saw it, he became very anxious. He walked up to Lu Chengzhou, stretched out his right hand, pushed Lu Chengzhou's shoulder hard, and asked angrily: "When did you become such a bastard?"
When Cheng Ruian started, Lu Chengzhou's body moved to the left side. Cheng Ruian seemed to have pushed him, but in fact he only touched Lu Chengzhou's clothes.
He trained at the police training center for two years, and it was not in vain. He really couldn't beat the tall and powerful Cheng Ruien before. But now, the two Cheng Ruien may not be his opponents.
"Hey, you're pretty good at being a foreign minister." Cheng Ruian said with some surprise.
He is tall and tall, and his force value has always been much higher than that of Lu Chengzhou. Ever since he was a child, Lu Chengzhou has never defeated him in a fight. Just now, Lu Chengzhou just turned to one side, and he immediately felt it
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"I have been training in the police training center for two years." Lu Chengzhou smiled, looking very confident.
"At this moment when the country is in danger, why don't you have the courage you had before?" Ma Yuzhen looked at Lu Chengzhou, her eyes full of disappointment.
She understood that Lu Chengzhou applied for the Haigu Police Training Institute. After all, the police training institute did not require tuition fees, which was very important to the Lu family at that time.
At that time, she believed that if Lu Chengzhou joined the Haigu Public Security Bureau after graduation, he could also cover their movement. The student movement would not be so dangerous if police officers from the Public Security Bureau were involved.
However, after graduation, Lu Chengzhou actually joined the British Concession as a patrol officer!
When he was in Railway No. 1 Middle School, Lu Chengzhou also participated in the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement. At that time, Lu Chengzhou was also impassioned. How come times have changed and he is willing to sacrifice his life for imperialism?
"I have to live and pay off my debts." Lu Chengzhou said against his will.
His identity cannot be told to his parents, nor to his wife and children. No matter how close their friendship is with Cheng Ruian and Ma Yuzhen, this matter must not be told to them.
"If it's just to pay off the debt, we can find a way together." Ma Yuzhen frowned and said.
"It's selfish to only care about yourself." Cheng Ruian said with disdain when he heard Lu Chengzhou keep saying that he wanted to live and pay back the money.
Lu Chengzhou said nothing and allowed Cheng Rui'an, an old friend, to ridicule him mercilessly. He looked at Ma Yuzhen and saw immense disappointment in the other person's eyes.
Even if he had thousands of words, Lu Chengzhou could not say one more at this time. No matter how strong the impulse was in his heart, reason must defeat emotion.
If Zhang Fengxin knew Lu Chengzhou's thoughts at this time, he would definitely appreciate Lu Chengzhou even more. Because being able to control emotions rationally is an essential ability for an excellent agent.
From the moment he prepared to work underground, Lu Chengzhou knew that he was destined to be lonely. Most of the time, he needed to fight alone.
And his opponent may be one person, a group, or even an entire hostile force.
Therefore, disguising yourself is the best protection for yourself. At the same time, it is also the protection of these partners.
"Are you really unwilling to come back?" Ma Yuzhen looked at Lu Chengzhou, sighed, and asked.
Her words actually alluded to whether Lu Chengzhou could participate in the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement as passionately as before.
"My home is here, I will definitely come back often." Lu Chengzhou said meaningfully.
However, neither Ma Yuzhen nor Cheng Ruien understood. They were confused by Lu Chengzhou's attitude. Although they were the same age, Lu Chengzhou was more mature mentally than them at this time.
"During this period, you have been living in the British Concession every day. How many times have you come back? I think you are already willing to be a slave to the British. It has nothing to do with the danger of the country or the life and death of the nation. It has nothing to do with the road inspector." Cheng Ruian was sarcastic.
He can do something, but he says it with scorn.
"In national affairs, the government has its own responsibility. You must trust the government and don't act out of emotion, otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life." Lu Chengzhou said with "serious words and sincerity."
"Yuzhen, let's go. Can you give up on him from now on?" Cheng Ruian pulled Ma Yuzhen and left without looking back.
Ma Yuzhen was pulled by Cheng Ruian and walked backwards involuntarily, but looked back from time to time.
She hoped that Lu Chengzhou would change his attitude. However, until Lu Chengzhou was out of sight, Lu Chengzhou didn't speak. The only thing she heard was a heavy sigh.
