It is now around six o'clock in the evening, and the colorful neon lights make the night colorful. The streets are bustling with pedestrians and various vehicles are constantly coming and going.
Xu Siqi pushed the bicycle, and Gu Qingcheng followed beside him. The two of them walked slowly along the road side by side.
"Qingcheng, the important thing you said is for me to have a meal at your house?"
"Isn't this important yet?"
"It's important, but isn't it too early?"
"What's too early?"
"It's a good time to meet your family."
"Oh, I think it's a bit early, but what can I do? Mother is very stubborn on this matter..."
Halfway through the words, Gu Qingcheng's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Siqi, it's still early anyway, let's go pick up clothes?"
Xu Siqi was stunned when he heard this: "What clothes should I take?"
"Have you forgotten? Some time ago, we ordered a set of clothes at Rue Pétain. Oh, there were two sets of clothes. I also ordered one set."
"I remembered, is it called... Yongyixiang Tailor Shop?"
"right."
"I have been so busy during this period that I have long forgotten about clothes."
"That's my guess!"
"I remember, the receipt for picking up the clothes is at your place, right?"
"I'm taking it with me, let's go."
In fact, Xu Siqi did not forget about the clothes. He was training and investigating cases recently, so he naturally did not pay attention to such trivial matters.
Gu Qingcheng sat in the back seat of the car, clinging tightly to Xu Siqi. Although the night wind was cold, her heart was as hot as fire.
"Siqi, are you cold?"
"not cold."
"Isn't it really cold?"
"In this season, if you have a chance to go to Tianjin, it will be so cold. Let alone riding a bicycle, you won't even want to stretch out your hands."
"Really?"
Talking along the way, the two soon arrived at Petain Road.
Driving to an intersection and just in time for a red light, Xu Siqi stopped, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit one.
Gu Qingcheng also got out of the car, looked into the distance for a while, and said, "Ahead is the Da Sanyuan Tea House, and you'll be there just after another intersection."
At this moment, a tram stopped slowly. Fang Yongyan got off the bus with the crowd, glanced at Xu Siqi casually, and walked towards the Da Sanyuan Teahouse.
When the green light turned on, Xu Siqi handed the bicycle to Gu Qingcheng and said, "You go first, I will find you later."
"Where are you going?" Gu Qingcheng asked.
"If your stomach feels uncomfortable, please borrow a bathroom nearby."
"Are you okay?"
"It's okay, maybe the wind has stopped. You go ahead."
"Hurry up."
"knew."
After coaxing Gu Qingcheng away, Xu Siqi looked around and stepped into the Da Sanyuan Tea House.
Fang Yongyan was alone in a corner, waiting for Xu Siqi.
After sitting down, Xu Siqi said: "Old Fang, why did you come to Petain Road?"
Fang Yongyan poured a bowl of tea, pushed it to Xu Siqi along the table, and said, "I went to Foch Road to find you. When I saw you coming this way, I took the tram and followed you all the way."
"Oh, I see……"
"Who is that girl?"
"She is my girlfriend."
"What is your name?"
"Gu Qingcheng."
"What do you do at home?" Fang Yongyan looked calm and asked according to organizational procedures.
His attitude towards this kind of thing has always been very relaxed. As long as it does not affect work and does not violate organizational disciplines, love and marriage are allowed.
Hearing Fang Yongyan's question, Xu Siqi was shocked to realize that he was only thinking about Gu Qingcheng's own situation, but ignored her family's background.
At this point, he could only tell the truth and said: "Her father is the Gu representative of the National Government. Lao Fang, I didn't consider this matter. I'm sorry."
Fang Yongyan thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Representative Gu is a non-party person, and your relationship with Gu Qingcheng... shouldn't be a big problem."
He then added: "At least it's no problem here."
Xu Siqi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Old Fang, the reason why I didn't report to you in advance..."
Fang Yongyan raised his hand, interrupted Xu Siqi, and said, "No need to explain, I wasn't in Shanghai at that time. I can't blame you for this."
He picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile, "I have good taste, and my girlfriend is very beautiful."
Xu Siqi knew that Fang Yongyan was trying his best to excuse himself. Of course there was no problem in falling in love. His girlfriend's father was an important official in the National Government, so this was a problem.
Representative Gu is a non-party person now, but it does not mean that he will be a non-party person in the future. What if he joins the Kuomintang?
Since the April 12th purge of the Party, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party have been on opposite sides. As far as Xu Siqi's case is concerned, if it is investigated in the future, it will not end just by saying that he did not know about it in advance.
Fang Yongyan saw Xu Siqi's thoughts and said comfortingly: "As a latent agent who has not yet been activated, it is natural for people to fall in love and have girlfriends. As for Gu Qingcheng's family background, at least at this moment, Representative Gu's identity is unknown.
Regarding this issue, I will explain the situation to the organization when I have the opportunity."
"Thank you, Lao Fang." Xu Siqi said sincerely.
Fang Yongyan smiled and said: "You are so polite to me! Okay, you are done talking about it, let's continue the topic from last time."
"Ito Trading Company on Sima Road, I suspect it is an intelligence point for the Japanese secret service..." Xu Siqi briefly told what happened.
Fang Yongyan thought for a moment and asked, "Has Zhou Weilong gone to find you?"
"I've looked for it. According to your wishes, I have joined the Secret Service."
"Very good. In this way, you can report the matter of Ito Trading Company to Zhou Weilong. The Japanese have set up an intelligence point in the concession, and the Secret Service will not sit idly by."
"good."
"In the future, if similar situations occur, you can tell Zhou Weilong directly. Our power in Shanghai is still very weak and we do not have the energy to participate in such things."
"Understood."
"In addition, Boris' identity is unknown, so try to avoid a head-on conflict with him. If he turns out to be a Soviet agent, it will not end well."
"Okay. Lao Fang, there is one more thing..."
The boss's voice came from downstairs: "Ah Shui, go and ask if there is a Mr. Xu upstairs. He said there is a Miss Gu downstairs looking for him."
The boy Ah Shui promised and walked quickly up the wooden stairs.
Xu Siqi knew that if she stayed in the teahouse for too long, Gu Qingcheng would definitely be worried and come back to find him.
"Lao Fang, there is a man named Qiao Zhendong. Be careful of him. I suspect that he is Zhou Weilong's secret agent." Xu Siqi said very fast.
Fang Yongyan said: "I already know about Qiao Zhendong's situation. Don't worry, I will handle this matter properly. Also, because of your current mission, we will meet less in the future. If there is an emergency, the contact information will remain the same!"