At around nine o'clock in the night, Yu Li came out of the Military Club, got on a rickshaw parked at the door, and said, "Chongming Road."
Chongming Road is very close to the Military Club, only two streets apart. If the driver is fast, it only takes ten minutes at most.
Yu Li is in her early thirties, and her appearance is somewhat pretty. She wears a tight-fitting aqua blue cheongsam with high slits and the most popular wavy hairstyle. She looks very fashionable.
She is from Peiping and has been working in entertainment venues these years. When she first came to Yanjin, she even worked as a dancer in the sea due to the need to make a living.
Yu Li was born in poverty and has always had a dream, hoping to meet a man with good conditions and completely change her bad life.
After all, dancers belong to the lower class, and their low status inevitably makes people look down upon. Most men interact with dancers in a casual manner, and few are serious enough to talk about marriage.
Therefore, Yu Li quickly changed her job and applied to the Military Club to become a waitress in the bar...
Ten minutes later, the rickshaw arrived at Chongming Road. After paying the fare, Yu Li walked towards home.
In a nearby old-fashioned apartment, the westmost room on the second floor is her residence.
Just as he took out the key and opened the door, a hand suddenly reached out from behind, covered Yu Li's mouth, and pushed her into the room.
Yu Li was frightened and tried to break free by kicking and beating. The man turned back and closed the door and said: "Lily, don't be afraid, it's me."
There was a click and the lights came on.
The person behind him - Cui Duoxiao let go of his hand and looked at Yu Li with a smile.
Yu Li's face turned pale, she was really frightened just now.
Cui Duo hurriedly said: "I'm just kidding you, don't mind."
"It's bad!" Yu Li lightly punched Cui Duo.
"Lily, happy birthday." Cui Duo pulled out a bouquet of roses from behind like a magic trick.
Yu Li said in surprise: "How did you know today is my birthday?"
Cui Duo said: "I asked your colleagues."
"Thank you." Yu Li took the flowers, brought them up to her nose, smelled them, closed her eyes and looked intoxicated.
"And this." Cui Duo handed over a brocade box.
"What's this?"
"A birthday present for you."
"..."
"Open it."
Yu Li placed the roses on the coffee table and carefully opened the brocade box. Inside was a green bracelet.
"Do you like it?" Cui Duo said with a smile.
Yu Li nodded excitedly, tears streaming down her cheeks, and she choked with sobs and said: "Since I was a child, this is the first birthday gift I have received. I, I am so happy..."
Cui Duo said warmly: "From now on, I will give you a birthday gift every year on your birthday."
Yu Li was moved beyond words. On such a special day, her emotions reached their peak in an instant... (16,785 words omitted here)
The next morning, Cui Duo was still asleep.
Yu Li put on her clothes and got off the bed gently. She glanced over and saw Cui Duo's clothes under the pillow.
Yu Li tried to reach out and pull. Cui Duo suddenly opened his eyes, sat up and said, "What are you doing?"
"Are you awake?" Yu Li said softly.
"I asked you what you are doing!" Cui Duo said coldly.
Yu Li said aggrievedly: "My clothes are weighing me down. Is it wrong to hang them up for you?"
Cui Duo softened his tone and said: "Lily, I have only one request for you. Don't touch my things without my permission. Can you do it?"
Yu Li nodded: "Yes."
"Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well."
"Um."
Yu Li couldn't help but have more doubts about this moody man. What kind of behavior did he have and why was he so nervous in every piece of clothing?
…………
evening.
Shaobing Alley.
The third gate is Gumai's residence.
At this moment, he was lying on the bed, staring at the beams in a daze. The money in his hand was almost spent, and he had not yet thought about what to do next.
Tuk Tuk!
Someone knocked on the door outside the house.
Gu Maimai immediately sat up, pulled out a dagger from under the bed, tiptoed to the door, saw the person clearly through the crack in the door, and quickly removed the latch and opened the door.
Standing outside the door is Jiang Xinyu.
"Captain Jiang, are you okay?"
"Something's wrong."
"What's going on?"
"Good thing."
Gumai's eyes lit up and he said eagerly: "Is there any clue about the bounty?"
Jiang Xinyu looked around: "No matter what, can you go in and talk?"
"Yes, yes, please come in." Gumai stepped aside and let Jiang Xinyu into the room.
Jiang Xinyu stepped into the house, glanced at the dagger in Gu Xiaomai's hand, and said, "What's the matter? There are guests at home, you welcome them with a knife?"
Gumai put the dagger aside and explained: "I am a traitor to the Communist Army. I am worried that they will retaliate against me..."
Jiang Xinyu said: "You are thinking too much."
Gu Xiaomai said with a smile: "That's right. For a small person like me, they may have forgotten me a long time ago... Captain Jiang, what do you want from me?"
Jiang Xinyu glanced at him and said, "Why didn't you report to the security team?"
"I heard that the Communist Army is about to attack. If you report it at this time, you are waiting to be used as cannon fodder."
"The information is quite good."
"Captain Jiang, are the Communist troops really coming?"
"Afraid?"
"That's not true, I just didn't expect it to happen so soon."
"Gumai, since you don't want to be a soldier, what are you going to do in the future?"
Gumai said with a bitter face: "To tell you the truth, I'm worried too..."
Jiang Xinyu lit a cigarette and said, "I'm here today just to ask you, will you follow me?"
"What are you doing?"
"Informant."
"Informant from the Secret Service?"
"right."
"Yes, of course I do!"
Gu Maimai rubbed his hands in excitement. He had no skills. He only worked as a soldier and lived by eating food, and then worked as a coolie at the dock.
If you become an informant in the Secret Bureau, not only will your job be relatively easy, but you will also receive a generous salary.
Jiang Xinyu said: "I won't repeat it about the remuneration of informants. Shen Zhifeng has already told you, right?"
Gumai said repeatedly: "I've said it, I've said it."
Jiang Xinyu nodded: "Being an informant in the Secrecy Bureau has a probation period. During the probation period, you are not yet an informant in the Secrecy Bureau."
"Captain Jiang, I passed my probation period. Back then, Deputy Director Shen..."
"You have to understand one thing. I want you to be an informant now, not Deputy Director Shen."
"Understood."
"During the probation period, you must also abide by the confidentiality regulations. You cannot reveal your identity, let alone mention my name."
"Don't worry, I understand all this."
"There happened to be a case recently. Let's test your handling ability first..."