631, Seeing Sister Liao walking into the courtyard gate
What he means is, these are all stolen! So the price is cheap! There will never be anything so cheap and so authentic again!
The second idler is an intelligence dealer. To say this is a bit flattering. They are actually spies for certain high-ranking officials, waiting here to report the situation. Another possibility is that they followed someone's whereabouts here, hoping to make some money.
Small money.
The third group of idlers are reporters, especially gossip reporters. These people have nothing to say. They look around like thieves, hoping to find the target of news!
The fourth idler is really an idler. They have nothing to do. They come here just to see beautiful women and ladies. They just want to feast their eyes on it so that they can brag to the bad guys next door tomorrow.
They also have another purpose. Perhaps a high-ranking official is in urgent need of an errand boy to deliver messages. This is their job, and the money is usually not small.
Qiang Hu, Leng Yue and the other three people actually regarded themselves as idlers. They put their hands in their pockets, whistling and wandering around nearby. However, their eyes were fixed on the people entering and leaving the Women's Rescue Association building.
17-16
After it got dark, Qiao Yanfang returned to her station on Shuiyu Street.
As soon as she entered the door, she could tell that Chen Zifeng and Leng Yue had not returned yet.
She stared at Brother Xiao again and saw that Sister Liao hadn't come yet, which made her feel relieved.
Dinner has been delivered. While Qiao Yanfang was eating with Brother Xiao, she wondered what was going on with Chen Zifeng and Leng Yue and why they hadn't come back yet.
Xiao Ancheng felt uneasy in his heart. Just half an hour ago, he sent a signal to Lao Long again. He waited for fifteen minutes, but still did not receive a reply from Lao Long. He wondered, could something really happen to Lao Long?
It was the first time for Qiao Yanfang to sit and eat alone with Brother Xiao like this. It felt really good.
However, she also saw that Brother Xiao was a little uneasy. He might still be thinking about the brothers who had not come back!
She whispered: "Brother, are you worried about Zifeng and Leng Yue?"
Xiao Ancheng nodded and said, "I'm not worried about Chen Zifeng. I'm a little worried about Leng Yue and Qiang Hu."
Qiao Yanfang felt the same way. But she didn't want to go out again tonight because Sister Liao was coming!
17-17
Huajing Street, outside the Women's Rescue Association.
At about six o'clock, Qiang Hu noticed a person who had just come out of the Women's Rescue Society building.
This person is very ordinary, wearing a dark short trench coat and a top hat on his head.
He put his hands in his pockets and walked calmly. At first glance, there was nothing unusual about him.
When Qiang Hu passed by this man, he suddenly had an idea that he was possessed by a ghost! He quickly glanced at this man from top to bottom, and unexpectedly discovered that the bottom of his short windbreaker was missing a button!
He turned back and stared at the man's back for two seconds, then jumped as if he had been electrocuted.
He quickly gestured to Leng Yue at the other end of the street. Afraid that she wouldn't understand, he grabbed the bottom button of his clothes and shook it a few times.
Leng Yue looks thin, but is much more refined than Qiang Hu!
She walked over like a rich girl with her chin raised. A few steps away, she could see that there was a button missing from this person's clothes, which was the bottom button that Qiang Hu had hinted at!
When I passed by the man, I stared at the buttons on his chest again.
She immediately saw that the buttons on this man's clothes were abnormal!
Half a month ago, Ma Fengnian, the foreman of Wangjiaxiang Wharf, was hacked to death in Rende Lane, Sima Road! She and Xiao Ancheng found a button that had just fallen off in the nearby sewer! And the button on this man's body,
Very similar!
Leng Yue remained calm and quietly gestured to Qiang Hu and the brothers across the street. Then, she turned back to stare at that person and slowly followed him.
Neither Leng Yue nor Qiang Hu expected that an accident would happen as soon as they followed!
17-18
Qiao Yanfang was eating with Brother Xiao. When she turned around, she saw Sister Liao walking into the courtyard door and walking towards the door of the building.
She immediately jumped up and went to meet her, saying in surprise: "Oh, Sister Liao, I recognized you at a glance. Have you eaten?"
Liao Ruolan followed her in and said with a smile: "I was walking in a hurry, so I only bought a pancake on the way. Do you have boiling water here? I'll just take a bite with the boiling water."
Qiao Yanfang said: "Oh, I'm having dinner with Brother Xiao. You can come and eat too, the food is still hot."
Liao Ruolan glanced into the living room, her eyes swept across Xiao Ancheng's face calmly, and said softly: "Zifeng and the others are out? Just a few of you?"
Qiao Yanfang pulled her to the table and sat her down, "Zifeng and the others should be back by now. You eat first and leave them alone."
She served Liao Ruolan rice, put some vegetables on top of the rice, handed it to her, and said, "You eat, you eat."
At this time, Xiao Ancheng looked at Liao Ruolan calmly and said softly: "Ruolan, eat slowly, I want to go out for a while."
Liao Ruolan looked at him calmly and said, "Okay."
Xiao Ancheng looked at Qiao Yanfang and said, "Xiao Qiao, you eat slowly with Ruolan, and I'll go greet Leng Yue and Qiang Hu. I don't know why, but I don't feel good. I'll go greet them."
Qiao Yanfang smiled slightly at him. She could see that the relationship between Brother Xiao and Sister Liao was much colder than before. Maybe Brother Xiao had really let go of Sister Liao.
She said: "Okay, okay, you go, I will accompany Sister Liao."
Xiao Ancheng took a brother and drove away in a pickup truck.
17-19
Qiao Yanfang watched Liao Ruolan eating, and she really hoped that Sister Liao would say something to her again.
Speaking of which, this is also a very strange thing. What Sister Liao said by chance must be something that Brother Xiao especially likes to hear! It may even be something that Brother Xiao values especially!
Therefore, Qiao Yanfang would never believe it if they were to say that they had truly let go and were at peace!
But there was nothing she could do about it. She hoped that as time passed, Brother Xiao and Sister Liao could finally let go.
She smiled and said: "Sister, do you have anything you want to say to me? Sister, no matter what happens, just tell me and I will definitely help you! Do you have any?"
Liao Ruolan looked at her big eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
Qiao Yanfang immediately said: "Sister, don't sigh, just tell me."
Unexpectedly, Liao Ruolan sighed again and said softly: "Sister, you gave me Sun Jike's plan last time, and I reported it to Lao Liu." After saying this, she shook her head again.
"Why, do you have any more questions?" Qiao Yanfang asked immediately.
"Lao Liu is worried about Wuhan's next defense strategy!"
"Why? What does this have to do with him?"
"As long as you are Chinese, it doesn't matter!" Liao Ruolan glared at her angrily.
"Sister, sister, don't be angry. Can't I admit my mistake? What do you mean, he is not satisfied with the current defense of Wuhan?"
"Recently, Lao Liu talked with many senior military officials and talked about Wuhan's defense strategy. The defense plans everyone mentioned were different from Sun Jike's plan!"
"Why, Mr. Liu likes Sun Jike's plan!" Qiao Yanfang's eyes widened in surprise.
"He said that although Sun Jike's plan also has shortcomings, it is very close to their ideas. Lao Liu believes that the current defense plan of the national army is very bad, and if there is a real war, it may suffer big losses!"
"I heard that senior leaders of your party also attended the national defense meeting!"
"Yes, we are participating. However, they don't agree with our opinions! They don't listen to them either!"
"Mr. Liu, why must we follow Sun Jike's plan?"
"Sister, I don't understand anything about war. I don't understand anything about defense or strategy. I only want to say one thing. Sun Jike proposed a defense plan, but was killed by the Japanese! You said, this is
Why!"
Qiao Yanfang blinked her big eyes, thinking about Sister Liao's words in shock.
17-20
Xiao Ancheng took a brother and left Shuiyu Street in a pickup truck.
They first went onto Hubei Street and drove forward slowly. After passing Boundary Street, they reached Alexander Street.
This area is a prosperous area, he opened his eyes and observed both sides carefully.
In fact, he didn't really believe what he would find, or if he met Xiao Qiao and Qiang Hu, he just wanted to leave the station.
Therefore, his mood at this time was still very heavy.
He understood why he felt heavy. This was the situation between him and Ruolan! There was no way to explain it! There was no way to tell it! They could only do this! This was the only way!
He thought, everything can only wait for the future! If he still has a future!
But he still felt heavy! There seemed to be a thread in his heart. The thread was so thin that it was almost invisible. It could even be said that it was gone! But every time like this, he could feel the existence of this thread.
He felt heavy because this invisible thread still connected him and Ruolan.
The street was very calm and nothing unusual could be seen.
There was no sign of Leng Yue, Qiang Hu and others, which was normal. Xiao Ancheng only knew that they might be in this area, but he didn't know where they would wander. He could only try his best to observe in the darkness.
17-21
Qiao Yanfang looked at Liao Ruolan in surprise, feeling a little confused in her mind.
Sister Liao said: "Sun Jike proposed a defense plan, but was killed by the Japanese! Tell me why!"
She suddenly thought that Sasaki was the combat staff officer of Japan's Shanghai Expeditionary Army!
He must be an expert in how to fight! Could it be that the Japanese had seen the true value of Sun Jike's defense plan! That's why they killed him!
She then thought again, what else could there be other than this reason? None!
She said softly: "Sister, when you say this, I understand. Sun Jike's defense plan must be valuable! But he is already dead! No one else understands his thoughts!"
Liao Ruolan immediately said: "Yes, no one understands! Sister, this is what I think. Lao Liu and the others put forward defense suggestions to the senior officials of the national army, and no one else will listen! But if there is a senior official of the national army, it is best to be a senior
The general and Sun Jike have the same idea. If he puts forward such a suggestion, it may be adopted! What do you think?"
Qiao Yanfang nodded, "Sister, I understand what you mean. I need to find someone who has the same idea as Sun Jike!"