Shuhua was surprised and happy, and whispered: "Come in and talk."
Jiang Xinyu ducked into the room. It was the most ordinary single room with only one room. On the bed lay the small sweater that had almost been knitted.
"How is Shiming?"
"Why are you here?"
The two people almost spoke in unison, asking the questions they were most concerned about.
Jiang Xinyu glanced at his watch and said, "Speak first."
"...Shiming asked me to wait for him in Jing County, and the comrade who escorted me here arranged for me to stay here." Shuhua briefly told what happened.
It's not surprising that the underground party arranged Shuhua here. The owner of Sihai Hotel is the uncle of the local police chief. The police's routine inspections are just a formality and they will not check the identity of each guest.
Jiang Xinyu asked Wang Xueqi to stay at Sihai Hotel for this reason.
"Where's the man escorting you?"
"He went back to Yanjin and said he would notify me as soon as there was any news about Shi Ming.'
"What's his name?"
"I don't know, he asked me to call him Xiaoliang."
"Xiao Liang...is he the one with two tiger teeth and a pimple on his chin?" Jiang Xinyu was responsible for investigating the situation of the three underground parties pretending to be Japanese soldiers, and knew that there was a comrade named Liang among them.
"Yes, that's him. Do you know him too?"
Jiang Xinyu sighed and said, "He won't come."
"What's up with him?"
"He was killed during an operation a few days ago."
"...Shi Ming hasn't come for so long, has something happened?"
Jiang Xinyu looked at her anxious eyes and said, "Comrade Shuhua, you have to be stronger. Comrade Shiming...has already sacrificed his life."
Shuhua stood numbly for a while, then walked step by step to the bedside and sat down. There was only less than two meters away, but it seemed that all her strength had been exhausted.
She picked up the small sweater on the bed and said softly: "If I had known this, I would have asked him to name the child on the day he left..."
Jiang Xinyu was taken aback and couldn't help but said: "Comrade Shuhua, are you pregnant?"
Shuhua knitted the sweater skillfully and said with a smile: "Why else would I knit it every day?"
"Comrade Shiming doesn't know?"
"I was worried that he would not agree to keep the child, so I wanted to wait and tell him. You know, there is nothing in Shiming's mind, only revolution and mission."
Listening to Shuhuayun talking about this matter calmly, as if she was talking about someone else's business, Jiang Xinyu could see the sadness that could not be concealed in her eyes, which was the perseverance that was on the verge of collapse at any time.
"You can cry if you want to. It's very uncomfortable to endure it like this."
"Don't dare cry, it's not good for the child." Shuhua's knitting hands trembled as she tried her best to suppress her sadness.
"What do you plan to do in the future?"
"I follow the organization's arrangements..."
"Okay, when I get back, I will contact my superiors and arrange for you to leave here as soon as possible."
Shuhua nodded, said nothing, and continued to knit the sweater mechanically.
Jiang Xinyu said: "I still have something to do, so I'll leave first. Please take care of yourself."
"Comrade Jiang, please wait a moment..." Shuhua suddenly remembered something and stopped Jiang Xinyu who was about to open the door and leave.
Jiang Xinyu stood firm and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Can you lend me some money? Yesterday I went out to buy food and my wallet was stolen. I only have a little change in my hand now..."
Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said, "Just wait for me for a few minutes, I'll be back soon."
With that said, he opened the door and walked out. With a bang of the door closing, Shuhua's hands that had been busy finally stopped, and two lines of tears came out of her eyes and rolled down her cheeks.
Jiang Xinyu knocked on the door of Room 16, and the third child's vigilant eyes appeared from the crack in the door. He said in surprise: "You are here. Have you brought the things?"
"Will you let me in first?" Jiang Xinyu said in a low voice.
"Okay, okay, please come in quickly." The third child quickly stepped aside and let Jiang Xinyu into the house.
Wang Xueqi was lying on the bed looking at the ceiling in trance. When he saw Jiang Xinyu coming in, he even forgot to put on his shoes. He came up to him with bare feet and said: "Captain Jiang, you're here, I'm so worried!"
The room was the same as Shuhua's room, with only one room and one bed. Jiang Xinyu said apologetically: "Sorry, I ignored that you are two people. I should have given you a double room if I had known."
The third child grinned and said, "It doesn't matter. I laid the floor and saved a lot of rent."
Wang Xueqi glanced at the suitcase in Jiang Xinyu's hand and said, "Have you got the things?"
Jiang Xinyu opened the suitcase, took out the password box and put it on the table, and said, "Is this the thing?"
Wang Xueqi picked up the password box excitedly and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's it, lost and found again, lost and found again!"
Jiang Xinyu urged: "Second Young Master, hurry up and check it out. I can't stay here too long."
Wang Xueqi looked at the password box carefully and said in surprise: "Captain Jiang, you haven't opened it yet?"
"No."
With Jiang Xinyu's method, as long as he spends a little more time, he can completely crack the password. This is just a civilian password box, and it is not so complicated that even professionally trained agents cannot crack it.
Jiang Xinyu has been very busy recently. Firstly, he has no time, and secondly, he feels it is not necessary, so he handed it over directly to Wang Xueqi to avoid other troubles.
Wang Xueqi gave a thumbs up and praised: "Captain Jiang is a true gentleman!"
While speaking, Wang Xueqi thought for a moment and quickly pressed a series of numbers. He heard the sound of the lock spring opening in the password box, and he gently opened the lid.
An object is wrapped in golden brocade. The brocade is threaded with gold threads and embroidered with two dragons playing with beads. The brocade alone is extraordinary.
Wang Xueqi also opened the lockbox for the first time. He carefully opened the brocade, revealing a dazzling purple and gold crown.
In the middle of the crown is a colorful chicken-blood-red luminous pearl, which radiates light of different colors in the dark room. No need for further identification, it is a genuine treasure at first glance.
Wang Xueqi wrapped the brocade, put it back in the password box and locked it. Then he bowed deeply to Jiang Xinyu and said, "Thank you very much, Captain Jiang, for your help! On behalf of the Wang family, I want to thank you!"
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "I am risking my life in this matter, so I hope the second young master can keep his promise."
"Of course, Wang has made a huge promise and will never break his promise! ... Third child, take out the money." Wang Xueqi turned around and ordered the third child.
The third child took out a suitcase from under the bed, handed it to Jiang Xinyu, and said: "Thirty-six gold bars, plus the four deposits paid to you, it's not bad at all!"
Jiang Xinyu opened his suitcase, and his eyes were filled with yellow gold bars, neatly stacked, looking like a small gold mountain. He reached out and put the top six gold bars into his arms.
"Second Young Master, we have settled our money now. In addition, there is a prisoner escape incident in Yanjin, and we are searching for suspicious persons everywhere. It is expected that the scope of the search will be expanded soon. You'd better leave as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, we'll leave immediately!"
"That's best, goodbye." Jiang Xinyu walked out of the room carrying his suitcase.
There was no one in the corridor. Jiang Xinyu walked a few steps, pushed the door open and walked into room 15. He turned around and closed the door.
Jiang Xinyu placed six gold bars on the bedside, thought for a moment, took out a stack of banknotes from his wallet, and said, "Don't exchange gold bars in Jingxian County. This money should be enough for you to spend for a while."
Shuhua waved her hands repeatedly and said: "This is really too much. I can't afford it. You can take the gold bars back and keep some banknotes."
"This money is the settlement allowance given to you by me on behalf of the organization. You need to supplement your nutrition while you are pregnant with your child."
"That's too much..."
"Listen to me, if no one comes to talk to you at this time tomorrow, don't wait any longer and leave here immediately!"
Shuhua hesitated and said: "But... without organizational arrangements, I can't go to Jizhong, because it's blocked by the Japanese."
Jiang Xinyu said: "That's why I gave you so much money. You can't go to Jizhong alone. The road is too dangerous. Divert to Sichuan and settle down there first. You can contact the organization again when you have the opportunity."
"...Okay." Shuhua couldn't think of a better way. Sun Shiming's sacrifice left her in a state of chaos. The only one she could trust was Jiang Xinyu!