Xiao Ancheng carried Sasaki's leather bag and walked into the "Ruiyu" coffee first, followed by Chen Zifeng.
The store was very quiet, with not many customers. But the eldest lady of the Chi family was not in the store.
The waiter in the distance recognized Xiao Ancheng and stretched out his hand to the empty seat by the window, motioning for them to sit down.
He came over and said expressionlessly: "Gentlemen, please sit down. What would you like to drink?"
Xiao Ancheng said: "Two cups of latte, thank you." Then he asked: "Sir, when will Miss Chi come?"
The waiter shook his head, "I don't know about this. Usually, the lady will come at this time, but I can't tell today."
The waiter brought the coffee and stood at the counter, watching them from a distance.
Xiao Ancheng looked around and suddenly remembered Sasaki's leather bag, so he opened it and looked through it.
The first thing he took out surprised Chen Zifeng. It was the "Draft Wuhan Defense Strategy Plan" drafted by Sun Jike! Sun Jike's name was on the cover!
After flipping through it, they all saw that this "Defense Strategy Plan" was completely different from the one Xiao Qiao got back. That one looked like a draft, and there were many traces of modifications in it.
This one is not only printed neatly, but also has the approval document attached at the front!
The approval document has a complete title and was submitted to the First Military Commission of the Republic of China. The drafter was Sun Jike. The drafting time was February 18, 1938, the day before Sun Jike's death! In addition, there are also contents
Summary.
Only the approver column is empty.
They all saw that this defense plan would be submitted to the Military Commission as long as it was approved by Director Li of the Senior Staff Office!
Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng looked at each other and couldn't help but shook their heads. Once Sun Jike died and the bag was taken away by the Japanese, his plan would disappear! It would be more complete than sinking into nothing!
It was purely by chance that they got this plan today!
Another thing in the bag is a paper clip.
Xiao Ancheng opened it and looked at it. There were several pieces of drawing paper inside. What surprised him was the top one, which was an unfinished watercolor painting. It painted a Chinese lady wearing a cheongsam, sitting in a room.
In the luxurious European-style living room, this watercolor painting is very detailed, even every eyelash of the lady is painted!
Xiao Ancheng nodded to Chen Zifeng, "Why does this painting look like Miss Chi? It's really strange."
Chen Zifeng also looked at the painting up and down, and said with a crooked mouth: "Is the Miss Chi you mentioned so beautiful?"
Xiao Ancheng couldn't help but laugh, "I'm afraid it's even more beautiful than this painting! You'll know it when you see it."
At this time, he took out the last thing from his bag, which was a key. There was a small piece of bamboo tied behind the key. He took the key and shook it towards Chen Zifeng.
Chen Zifeng immediately understood that this should be the room where Sasaki lived!
"I don't know which hotel it is!" he said through gritted teeth.
"Ask Chief Guike later, he should be able to find out!"
Chen Zifeng couldn't help but grinned! If he could do this, today's harvest would be great!
9-13
At this time, Qiao Yanfang and Leng Yue couldn't laugh! They had to stop and didn't dare to go any further!
The bearded man walked to a small building, turned around and observed the area for a moment, then entered the small building.
The three scoundrels, looking left and right, crossed the street and entered the small building.
Qiao Yanfang glanced at the house number next to her and whispered, "This is Tianshui Street."
Leng Yue stared at the houses opposite, looking at them one by one, and whispered: "It's No. 12 Tianshui Street!"
"What are they doing here?" Qiao Yanfang stared at Leng Yue warily.
Leng Yue took a look around and took her into a post office on the street.
They stood in front of the window, looking at the postcards on the windowsill one by one, but their eyes were fixed on the small building diagonally opposite.
Leng Yue said: "Call home and ask the people left behind to come and provide support!"
Qiao Yanfang was a little hesitant. They were stationed in Hankou, but this was Wuchang. It was quite far away, so her family couldn't make it there for a while! But now there was nothing she could do, so she could only call and talk first!
She looked into the post office and saw that the public phones here were in cubicles.
She and Leng Yue quickly squeezed into a small cubicle, reached out and picked up the phone.
9-14
In the "Ruiyu Coffee" shop, time passed very slowly. However, Miss Chi did not appear for a long time.
Xiao Ancheng picked up the watercolor painting and looked at it carefully.
He believed that this painting must have been painted by Sasaki! He did not expect that Sasaki, as a staff officer, would be so elegant.
The painting was obviously unfinished. He looked carefully and saw that only a watch strap was painted on the wrist of the girl in the painting, but no watch. He had a conclusion in his mind that the girl in the painting was Miss Chi!
So, it seems that Sasaki came here today to come to the "Ruiyu" coffee! He even came to observe what kind of watch Miss Chi Jun is wearing!
This is quite interesting.
At this time, both he and Chen Zifeng noticed that a black car stopped on the street outside.
The driver got out of the car in a hurry and opened the door for Ms. Chi behind.
Xiao Ancheng said: "Zifeng, this is the eldest lady of the Chi family."
When Chen Zifeng saw this Miss Chi, his eyes widened and he murmured: "Our Xiao Qiao is pretty enough, but this one is simply... simply..." He couldn't even speak.
Chi Jun got out of the car and saw two people sitting in the store at a glance. She recognized them as the two people in the photo, one was Xiao Ancheng, the handsome one, and the other was Chen Zifeng, the thin one!
At this time, she saw something else on the table, a painting! A beautiful watercolor painting!
When she entered the store, she saw the man named Xiao Ancheng pick up the painting, put it in a paper clip, and then put it into his bag. Although it was only a momentary glance, she could still tell that the painting was related to her.
The painting in my hand was painted by one person!
She stared at the person named Xiao Ancheng and wondered, was that watercolor painting painted by this person?
It seems not. But how could he have a painting with the same painting method in his hand? He also bought watercolor paints!
She walked up to them and looked at them silently.
Xiao Ancheng had already stood up and introduced: "Miss Chi, this is the captain of the military police team of the Investigation Division, Chen Zifeng. Zifeng, this is the eldest lady of the Chi family, Chi Jun, Shui Yechi, Wang Junjun, which means beautiful jade
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Chen Zifeng smiled crookedly, looking strange.
He saw that Miss Chi had no intention of shaking hands with him, so he simply said: "Miss Chi, I have long admired you."
Chi Jun nodded to them and said softly: "Please come over here and sit down."
She turned and walked towards the corner. From the corner of her eye, she saw Xiao Ancheng lifting the leather bag on the table.
There was another indescribable confusion in her heart. The person who painted her must have observed her for a long time and had love in his heart. But why didn't this person show any signs of it?
Chi Jun was still sitting in the corner with her back against the wall. Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng had no choice but to sit opposite her.
She stretched out her hand and made a gesture to the waiter. After a moment, the waiter brought three cups of cappuccino and placed them in front of them.
Both Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng knew that this cup of coffee was much more expensive than a latte.
Chi Jun took a sip of coffee, his face was stern, and he stared at them deeply.
Only then did Chen Zifeng realize that this young lady was more than just beautiful! Her straight shoulders, dignified demeanor, and deep eyes all vaguely but clearly revealed the aura of a gang leader!
He thought to himself, this eldest lady of the Chi family is definitely not a mortal!
9-15
At the Tianshui Road post office, Qiao Yanfang dialed the resident number, and someone immediately answered the call. It was Xiao Zhang.
Xiao Zhang told them on the phone that Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng returned to the station near noon, but now they went out again.
He said: "A lady named Chi called and wanted to meet An Cheng."
Qiao Yanfang hurriedly asked: "Time and place!"
"Miss Chi didn't say anything. She said Ancheng knew about it. Ancheng said it might be Ruiyu Coffee. Later, they left together, driving in a car."
Leng Yue said softly: "I know Ruiyu Coffee. It's on Bailu Street. If Miss Chi wants to meet An Cheng, she must be there!"
Qiao Yanfang saw the phone book on the shelf, opened it and looked for Ruiyu Coffee's phone number.
This phone book is in tatters, the directory has long been gone, it has been scrawled everywhere, and it is very dirty.
They can only be patient and search page by page.
9-16
A smile finally appeared on Chi Jun's face, looking at Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng opposite. There was something profound and sharp in her beautiful big eyes, just like the distant stars in the night sky!
She said softly: "I heard that there was a car accident on Sanshan Street on the night of February 19th, and two officers are investigating."
Xiao Ancheng also said softly: "Yes. I told Miss Chi about this yesterday."
The question in his mind was, how could the smart Miss Chi mention this matter again!
"I would like to ask, what did the two officers find?" Miss Chi still asked softly.
"Someone shot and killed the driver. The truck lost control and hit and killed a national army officer." Xiao Ancheng said calmly, staring at her.
"That's all?" She tilted her head and looked at Xiao Ancheng with a smile.
"Yes, this is what we have found. The lady said yesterday that you should also check it, and you will tell us the results when you have them. Excuse me, lady, if you call us, have you found anything?"
Chi Jun stared into his eyes, wondering whether the watercolor painting was painted by this person.
She suddenly said: "The driver of the car is called Meng Laozhuang, and he is a servant of my family. But there is another person in the car named Masan, who is also a servant of my family. But Masan is guarding a box of goods, which belongs to the Yang family!
These are what I found!”
When Chi Jun said these words, he was calm and even gentle, but there was still a coldness in his voice!
Although Chen Zifeng and Xiao Ancheng remained calm, they were very surprised! It turned out that there was another person in the car! There was even a box of goods! And it was the goods of the Yang family! So, this goods must not be simple!