At around nine o'clock in the night, the feast ended happily.
Dark clouds cover the moon in the night sky, the stars are dim, and there is a moist smell in the air. People who have lived by the sea for a long time know that this is a sign of coming rain.
Qiao Mu looked up and said, "It seems like it's going to rain... Zhifeng, please do some hard work and send Section Chief Zhang and Zhao Zhuo back. They haven't driven yet, so don't let it rain!"
"Director Shen, I'm sorry." Zhang Nina wanted to approach Shen Zhifeng, so naturally she was not polite. She opened the car door and got in.
Asking the director to see him off in person, Zhao Zhuo quickly declined and said: "Director Shen, you can just see Section Chief Zhang off. I don't live far away. I can get home in a few steps."
Shen Zhifeng smiled slightly, patted Zhao Zhuo on the shoulder, and said: "You're welcome, if you get caught in the rain and get cold, that will be troublesome!"
After Shen Zhifeng said this, Zhao Zhuo couldn't hold on anymore, so he opened the car door and got into the back seat with his wife.
"Okay, if you have anything to say, I'll tell you at the station tomorrow!" After saying this, Qiao Mu took the lead in getting in the car and told the driver: "Drive!"
There was a faint sound of thunder in the clouds, and cars one after another sped towards their respective destinations.
…………
On the way to send Tongtong home, Jiang Xinyu glanced at her and said, "Are you drinking too much?"
"No..." Tong Tong hugged his shoulders and curled up on his seat, closing his eyes as if sleeping.
Jiang Xinyu parked the car on the side of the road, took off his coat and covered Tongtong, and said casually: "When you first came here, what did you mean when you said we were almost the same?"
Tong Tong didn't react for a moment and tugged on his coat. After more than ten seconds, he suddenly sat up and said, "Hey, I almost forgot something important!"
"What's wrong?"
"Don't go anywhere if it's dangerous!"
"ah?"
"Ah what? Chu Xiaoxiao asked me to say it!"
"Chu Xiaoxiao...why did she tell you this?"
"Stop pretending, I know everything!"
"...What am I pretending to be?"
When he mentioned this topic, Tong Tong felt no sleepiness at all. He looked at Jiang Xinyu without blinking and said word for word: "Chu Xiaoxiao is a Communist Party member. She asked me to send a message to you, so you are too!"
Jiang Xinyu was secretly surprised. He looked outside the car and said, "Chu Xiaoxiao is a weak woman, she is a communist? How is this possible? You are just guessing?"
"How could I make a wild guess? She said it herself!" Tong Tong told the whole story.
Jiang Xinyu knew that Chu Xiaoxiao must have sensed the danger and was worried about getting the suitcase, so he asked Tong Tong to come to Yinglou to send a message.
This was a miscommunication. In fact, Jiang Xinyu guessed Shen Zhifeng's trick and had no intention of going to Shuichang Street.
"Huh, you've lied to me for so long. No wonder you helped hide it when Da Kui killed someone... Oh, I'm so stupid!" Tong Tong sighed.
Jiang Xinyu smiled and said: "Even if Chu Xiaoxiao is a Communist, I must be too? Didn't she also say that she wanted to instigate me, but I didn't agree."
Tong Tong curled his lips, rolled his eyes at Jiang Xinyu, and said, "Okay, you really treat me as a three-year-old child. I won't report you or scare you!"
After saying this, Tong Tong frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Oh... I understand, why did Chu Xiaoxiao come to me to send a message? She must know my previous identity! No, you must know it too. !”
"What do I know?"
"You know I have joined the underground party!"
"Have you ever...joined an underground party?"
"Still acting! If you keep doing this, I, I won't be with you anymore!" Tong Tong pouted and leaned back heavily, with a look of displeasure on his face.
Jiang Xinyu said: "It's not acting..."
Tong Tong suddenly sat up straight, stared into Jiang Xinyu's eyes, and said, "Well, if you weren't acting, you would go and catch Chu Xiaoxiao now!"
In the face of this sentence, any explanation is useless!
Jiang Xinyu knew that this matter could no longer be hidden no matter what. He thought for a moment and said, "Tongtong, what do you want?"
Tong Tong's eyes were bright and he said, "You admit it?"
Jiang Xinyu nodded.
"That's right, yes it is, no it's no, just hide it with me! What can I do? Of course I'll keep the secret for you!"
"Thank you, Tongtong!"
"Here we go again! I just don't understand. Is it necessary for you to hide it from me?"
"When doing underground work, you must be careful in your words and deeds. If one more person knows your identity, it will be more dangerous!"
"I can understand being defensive about others, but why are you guarding against me? Do you think I will go to the Secrecy Bureau to report you?"
"These are two different things. Mina doesn't know my true identity. Does it mean that I don't trust my wife?"
"Yes...why?"
Jiang Xinyu was silent for a while, sighed softly, and said: "If something happens in the future and I am caught, she is not an insider, at least she will not be implicated. I am doing this to protect her!"
"So, you are also protecting me, right?" Tong Tong said with tears in his eyes.
Jiang Xinyu looked at her for a while, nodded slightly and said, "Of course!"
"Xinyu, you are so kind to me!"
"Tongtong, don't be like this..."
"I don't!"
"Let people see..."
"I'm not afraid!"
"…………"
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, instantly illuminating the earth.
At this moment, a car drove over from the opposite side. The driver was Shen Zhifeng, and Zhang Nina was sitting in the co-pilot.
Shen Zhifeng had just sent Zhao Zhuo and his wife home, turned around and sent Zhang Nina off again, and happened to see this scene.
As the two cars passed by each other, Zhang Nina looked back and said with a smile: "I really admire Captain Jiang. The domestic flowers and wild flowers get along harmoniously without any contradiction. The most rare thing is that the stationmaster not only did not object,
And it’s very supportive!”
Shen Zhifeng had no interest in other people's affairs, and said: "If the people don't hold the officials accountable for this kind of thing, as long as Mrs. Jiang doesn't have any objections, the world will be at peace!"
Zhang Nina's heart moved. She took this sentence as some kind of hint. After brewing her emotions for a while, she said, "Director Shen, how old are you this year?"
"Actually 33 years old."
"What a coincidence, I am also 33 years old."
"Yeah, what a coincidence."
"It's really a coincidence..."
Half an hour later, under the guidance of Zhang Nina, the car slowly stopped in front of a house.
Zhang Nina, under the influence of alcohol, looked at Shen Zhifeng affectionately and said: "Director Shen, you will be alone when you go back. Let's have a cup of tea at home."
"It's too late, let's wait for another day!" Shen Zhifeng said politely.
Zhang Nina's husband died unexpectedly, and Shen Zhifeng had heard about it for a long time. Although he didn't inquire in too much detail, he also vaguely heard some rumors.
No one may know about murder and arson, but things like that between men and women are like paper wrapped in fire, and they always spread the fastest news.
Zhang Nina has a characteristic, she has an inexplicable confidence in her plain appearance, and it seems that every man will fall under her pomegranate skirt.
When Shen Zhifeng politely declined, Zhang Nina thought that he was just pretending. An old man who had just returned from northern Shaanxi could not be tempted by his beauty.
"Oh, I don't know why, I just feel that you are particularly close to me, and I want to find someone who understands me to talk about my depression..." Zhang Nina slowly leaned over.
Shen Zhifeng was startled and said quickly: "Chief Zhang, are you drunk?"
Zhang Nina smiled charmingly, her voice became ambiguous, and she said softly: "The servant and daughter are asleep. I have a good Longjing at home..."