The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and today is a rare good weather day. The streets are bustling with people, and it seems to have a festive atmosphere.
Jiang Xinyu drove slowly, thinking about sending the information out quickly. The sooner the problem of the returning group is resolved, the better it will be for the stability of the liberated areas.
A black sedan caught Jiang Xinyu's attention. Judging from the license plate, it was Shen Zhifeng's car, which was parked in front of a teahouse.
Jiang Xinyu slowed down the car and observed carefully for a while. There was no one in the car. Since the car was here, the people should not have gone too far.
When driving by, Jiang Xinyu took a special look inside the teahouse and saw Shen Zhifeng and Bai Jumin sitting at the table by the window, drinking tea leisurely and chatting from time to time.
When they were in Shen Zhifeng's office, the two of them acted very nervous, as if something important had happened. Now they are sitting in a teahouse drinking tea and chatting. This is a bit incredible.
Judging from their relaxed appearance, it doesn't look like they are performing official duties, but more like two people having nothing to do and coming to the teahouse to kill time.
Jiang Xinyu's car drove past, but he couldn't calm down for a long time. This thing was weird, and he felt a little uneasy no matter what.
When he arrived at the Lilac Cafe, Jiang Xinyu didn't get out of the car immediately. He went over the whole thing again, trying to find out what was unreasonable.
“Tuk-tuk!”
Tong Tong reached out and knocked on the car window, opened the door, sat in, and said, "Let's go!"
Jiang Xinyu looked at the plaque of the cafe to make sure he was not dazzled, and said, "We're already here, where else are we going?"
"I drank coffee all morning at home and I feel nauseous after drinking it again."
"Then you didn't tell me earlier."
"It's not too late to say it now."
“There is a teahouse nearby with a nice environment...”
"I don't want to drink tea, I want to go to the theater."
"This time is too early. The theater hasn't started yet, so it has to be five or six o'clock."
"Er Bao said that there is a theater that opens early and starts performances at four o'clock. We rush there now, the time is just right!"
"where?"
"Near the four-faced clock, what is it called... I can't remember, but you can see it when you get there!"
Jiang Xinyu has long been accustomed to Tongtong's character of being able to act as he pleases. If she did everything step by step, she would feel abnormal.
On the way to Semian Clock, Jiang Xinyu thought for a while and said, "I remembered, there is a theater near Semian Clock, it seems to be called Hongda Theater, right?"
Tong Tong shook his head firmly and said, "That's not the name."
"Isn't it?"
Si Mian Zhong is far away in Haihe District, and Jiang Xinyu hasn't been there for more than half a year. He was not sure for a while, thinking that there might be a new theater opened nearby.
Along the way, Jiang Xinyu mentioned the matter of issuing cards and told Tong Tong how to respond if someone asked.
"Yes, where did the hairpin go?" Tong Tong said suddenly.
Jiang Xinyu said patiently: "Tongtong, do you remember what I just said?"
Tong Tong nodded and said: "Issuing a card..."
"I threw it away."
"Why are you throwing it away? I just bought it two days ago!"
"Do you want Zhao Zhuo to follow the clues and find the owner of the card?"
"What are you afraid of? I will go back to Chongqing the day after tomorrow."
"For the Secrecy Bureau, as long as you are suspicious, even if you return to Chongqing, the investigation will still be carried out!"
"...I know, I will be careful."
After a moment of silence, Jiang Xinyu said: "Tongtong, thank you for that day!"
"Thank you, I just made a phone call, but it didn't help much." Tong Tong took out a small mirror from his bag and looked at himself.
"That phone call is very important. Even if you say a wrong word or have a wrong tone, it will arouse Ishikawa Shigeyasu's alert."
Tong Tong thought for a while, sighed softly, and said: "I didn't want to get involved in the Communist Party anymore, but I got involved anyway..."
Jiang Xinyu said apologetically: "I'm sorry, if there is nothing we can do..."
"No need to say I'm sorry, I did it willingly! Xinyu, if you tell me to stay now, I won't go back to Chongqing!" Tong Tong was so excited that he grabbed Jiang Xinyu's hand impulsively.
Jiang Xinyu was not prepared at all and almost hit a man riding a bicycle. Amidst the harsh braking, the car stopped diagonally in the middle of the road.
The man was frightened and glared at Jiang Xinyu in the car.
"Sir, I'm sorry, are you okay?" Jiang Xinyu rolled down the window and hurriedly apologized.
The man snorted with a stern face and rode away. If it weren't for the sake of Jiang Xinyu driving the car, he would definitely have stepped forward to argue.
Jiang Xinyu wanted to scold Tong Tong, but when he saw her panicked look, she was obviously very frightened, so he didn't have the heart to reprimand her.
After the car drove for a while, Tong Tong sighed quietly and said, "I know you won't keep me. If I stay with you, I won't be able to help you except cause trouble for you."
"What happened at the Wanguo Hotel, if it weren't for your help, how could I have eliminated Ishikawa Shigeyasu alone." Jiang Xinyu's idea was very simple. Tong Tong was leaving soon, so try not to make her unhappy.
Words are the key to happiness. After listening to what Jiang Xinyu said, Tong Tong felt much better and said, "If I hadn't quit, I might have grown into a qualified agent!"
Jiang Xinyu shut up. He didn't dare to answer these words randomly. If it aggravated Tong Tong's anger, who knows she might cause trouble next time!
As the car entered the Simianzhong section, Jiang Xinyu slowed down.
During the Japanese occupation, many Japanese-style buildings were built according to their domestic architectural style, including the Four-Sided Clock.
As the name suggests, the four-sided clock is a giant Roman watch in the southeast, northwest, and is usually located at an intersection or on the traffic light tower.
In today's era, watches are very luxurious items. When ordinary people pass by an intersection, they will take a look at this eye-catching clock. This is the public role of the four-sided clock.
The four-sided clock is not unique to Yanjin. It can be found in many places across the country. Some even hang a copper bell in the middle of the tower, which will chime "dang, dang, dang" on the hour.
Tong Tong suddenly pointed to a building at the intersection and said excitedly: "Xinyu, look, it's this one, let me tell you, the show will start in the afternoon!"
Following the direction of Tong Tong's finger, Jiang Xinyu looked up and saw a two-story building standing in the southeast corner of the Four-faced Clock. There were five big words on the plaque: Xinmei Grand Theater!
New beauty...
Jiang Xinyu's heart moved. When he was in Peking, Ma Hansan once mentioned these two words. According to him, the underground party would meet in Xinmei with four faces.
The new beauty mentioned by Ma Hansan seems to be here!
Jiang Xinyu understood after looking at it for a while that Xinmei was actually Hongda, just with a different name. No wonder he didn't know it.