After taking a few sips of the mutton soup, Father Shen felt much better. He looked at Shen Zhifeng and said, "Who are you and Xue'er as friends?"
Shen Zhifeng said: "Just friends, we met on the train."
Father Shen suddenly realized it and said, "Oh... I remembered it. I heard Xue'er mentioned that you are that Mr. Shen?"
Shen Zhifeng smiled and said, "That's right, a family from five hundred years ago."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Xue walked in anxiously, came to Father Shen, and whispered: "Dad, give me some money, I don't have enough money to buy shoes..."
Father Shen put down his chopsticks and rummaged around in his pocket for a while. He didn't bring much money. If he bought shoes, he wouldn't be able to pay for the meal. He said, "Forget it. We'll be home in a while. There's no need to buy shoes."
"How can that be done..." Shen Xue rubbed her hands anxiously.
Shen Zhifeng took out his wallet, took out a few large bills, handed them to Shen Xue and said, "I have some here, you can use them first."
Shen Xue hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it and said, "Thank you, I'll give it back to you next time."
As she spoke, she turned around and hurried out again.
In the private room, Zhou Mingwei took out his pocket watch and took a look. It was almost time and said, "Lao Lu, you eat first, I'll go out and take a look."
Although Lu Huaiyi put on make-up, he still had to be cautious. Zhou Mingwei went out to stand guard, mainly to see if there was anyone suspicious.
Zhou Mingwei came out of the private room and saw Shen Zhifeng at the first sight. He couldn't help being surprised. He was afraid that he would meet whomever he met. It was really a narrow road for enemies!
Others in the Secrecy Bureau did not know Lu Huaiyi. Although they drew a portrait according to Shen Zhifeng's description, the portrait was not a photo after all. As long as the image was slightly changed and new documents were provided, they could usually get away with it.
Shen Zhifeng is different. He has seen Lu Huaiyi with his own eyes. No matter how superb his makeup skills are, it is impossible to turn Lu Huaiyi into another person.
Zhou Mingwei saw Shen Zhifeng, and Shen Zhifeng also saw Zhou Mingwei. The two had just met at Paramount, so naturally they knew who this person was.
"Hey, Chief Shen, what a coincidence." Zhou Mingwei bravely went over to say hello.
He deliberately raised his voice to remind Lu Huaiyi in the private room not to come out!
Shen Zhifeng frowned, thinking that this person is really ungrateful, and he doesn't know how to keep a low profile in this kind of situation, and said: "Yes, it is indeed a coincidence, why are you here?"
"The mutton soup restaurant on Pingliang Road is very famous. I came here to satisfy my craving." Zhou Mingwei was somewhat relieved, seeing that Shen Zhifeng's attitude didn't seem to be directed at him. It was probably just a chance encounter.
"Oh..." Shen Zhifeng stopped talking. The other person was just a thug in the dance hall, and he wasn't very familiar with him either.
Zhou Mingwei nodded to Father Shen as a greeting, then came to the counter and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have any cigarettes here?"
The shopkeeper said: "I'm sorry, the store doesn't sell cigarettes. When you go out, go left and there is a grocery store."
Zhou Mingwei thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, it's too cold. Let's talk about it later."
After returning to the private room, Lu Huaiyi looked a little nervous and whispered: "Who is outside?"
Zhou Mingwei said: "Shen Zhifeng!"
Lu Huaiyi took a breath of cold air, stood up suddenly, and reached out to touch the dagger in his trousers. He did not bring a gun, only a dagger for self-defense.
"It's okay, I'm not here for you." Zhou Mingwei waved his hand and motioned for Lu Huaiyi to sit down.
"But I'm afraid it's too late..." Lu Huaiyi glanced at his watch. It was now nine forty, and there were still twenty minutes before the ship sailed.
Zhou Mingwei said in a deep voice: "There's nothing we can do about it, just wait."
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Shen Xue has come back. Father Shen has changed into dry shoes and socks. He feels much more comfortable and sighs: "I didn't catch a few fish, but I put on a new pair of shoes."
After Zhou Mingwei revealed his identity, Shen Zhifeng didn't want to stay any longer and said, "The meal has been paid. You eat slowly while I wait in the car."
Watching Shen Zhifeng leave the restaurant, Father Shen took a sip of mutton soup and said, "Xue'er, what does this friend of yours do?"
"I don't know either, he said he works in a foreign bank." Shen Xue said absently.
After today's incident, she felt that her relationship with Shen Zhifeng had become one step closer.
Father Shen shook his head and said, "He just met an acquaintance and called him Chief Shen. Is there such a title in foreign trade?"
Shen Xue felt clear in her heart. She had indeed guessed correctly. Shen Zhifeng was most likely a government official!
"Xue'er, are you and him really just ordinary friends?"
"Um."
"oh……"
"Dad, have you finished eating?"
"I've eaten."
"Don't make people wait too long, let's go."
"good."
The father and daughter got up and walked out of the restaurant, carrying their wet old shoes.
Zhou Mingwei opened a corner of the curtain and watched the Shen family and his daughter get into the car. After a while, the car lights came on and the car drove towards the city.
"Okay, Lao Lu, let's go!" Zhou Mingwei breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Huaiyi was also secretly glad that he was finally lucky today. If Shen Zhifeng saw him, Zhou Mingwei would also be exposed.
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Jiudao Bay is a shallow bay. The river has been blocked by silt for many years. Because the draft is too shallow, medium-sized and above ships cannot berth.
Small boats with small size and light tonnage have no scruples in this regard. Over time, this area has become a smuggling dock. There are at least five or six such shady docks along the White River.
A motorized barge stopped on the water. Zhou Mingwei took out his flashlight and shook it three times in a row. After a while, the boat also shook three times.
Zhou Mingwei whispered: "Lao Lu, go, this is the ship."
Lu Huaiyi stretched out his hand and shook Zhou Mingwei's hand vigorously, and said: "Comrade Zhou, see you later!"
"See you soon, take care!"
The barge slowly came to the shore, and two black figures stood on the bow. They worked together to put the gangplank onto the simple pier. Lu Huaiyi boarded the boat along the gangplank.
Both parties remained silent and checked Lu Huaiyi's ID. The barge withdrew its gangplank and quickly disappeared into the night.
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Saturday.
Security Bureau Yanjin Station.
Office of the Director of Intelligence.
“Tuk-tuk!”
Qiao Mu just pushed the door open and entered.
Shen Zhifeng hurriedly stood up to greet him and said, "Stationmaster, what's wrong with you?"
Qiao Mucai smiled and said, "Nothing, just come over and sit down."
After sitting down, Qiao Mucai said: "How is it? Is the work going well?"
Shen Zhifeng made two cups of tea, put them on the coffee table, and said, "Fortunately, my subordinates are all very capable, and I am still in the process of getting familiar with them."
Qiao Mucai nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Zhifeng, how old are you this year?"
"Actual age is 33." Shen Zhifeng smiled inwardly. Recently, more people have asked about his age.
"33 years old... you are not young. You wasted your great youth with the Communist Party. Now that you are back, you should make plans for your life-long events!"
"Zhifeng is dedicated to serving the party and the country, and I don't want to think about other things for the time being."