Coming out of the teahouse, Gu Qingcheng asked: "Siqi, why have you been gone for so long?"
Xu Siqi explained: "I met a colleague from the patrol room and chatted for a few more words... Are you impatient?"
"Um."
"Are the clothes ready?"
When it came to clothes, Gu Qingcheng suddenly became energetic and said, "Hurry up, if it's a little later, the western clothing store will be closed."
As she spoke, she got on her bicycle and said to Xu Siqi, "I'll give you a ride this time."
Xu Siqi smiled and said, "Can you do it?"
"Look down on people!"
"Then be careful, I'm coming up!"
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In front of the window on the second floor of Da Sanyuan Teahouse, watching Xu Siqi and Gu Qingcheng walk away, Fang Yongyan sat there for a while longer before calling the waiter to pay and leave.
He was very familiar with this area. He walked around the alley three times and came to the door of Hua Kezhi's residence. He knocked on the door with his hand and stuffed a note written in the teahouse into the crack of the door.
Hearing the knock on the door, Hua Kezhi came to the door, lowered his head and saw the note on the ground. He opened it and saw that it was the code written by Fang Yongyan.
The advantage of writing code words is that even if the note falls into the hands of outsiders, they will not understand what is written based on the literal meaning.
After Hua Kezhi came out of his home, he wandered in the nearby alleys for more than ten minutes. After making sure that no one was following him, he came to the door of a household.
Three long knocks and two short knocks on the door mean that it is from the person you are talking to. This is the simplest method of contact and is generally only used when we are familiar with each other.
As soon as the door rang, Fang Yongyan opened the door and let Hua Kezhi in.
In fact, Hua Kezhi was also an agent of the Special Branch of the Communist Party. He used the Ax Gang as a cover for his identity and lurked in Shanghai for a long time.
The Special Section is divided into four departments, the first is the General Affairs Section, the second is the Intelligence Section, the third is the Operations Section, and the fourth is the Transportation Section.
The mission of the Operations Section is simple, to punish traitors who bring harm to the organization.
The Red Team is an alias for the Operations Section.
Mentioning the word "red team" is definitely a frightening nightmare for all betrayers.
Hua Kezhi and Fang Yongyan have different divisions of labor. One is responsible for operational tasks and the other is responsible for intelligence work. The two have contact with each other but are not in a superior-subordinate relationship.
Under normal circumstances, if a traitor is hiding in Shanghai, Fang Yongyan will provide intelligence and Hua Kezhi will lead people to execute it.
This is a safe house. Except for Fang Yongyan and Hua Kezhi, no one else has permission to know.
After entering the room, Hua Kezhi pulled up a chair and sat down, saying, "Lao Fang, you are still so cautious and insist on meeting me in the safe house. In fact, my place is very safe."
Fang Yongyan said nothing, stepped to the window, reached out to lift a corner of the curtain, and peeked out for a long time.
Hua Kezhi also became alert and asked, "What happened?"
Fang Yongyan observed for a while, then sat back on the chair. He looked at Hua Kezhi and said, "Where is your friend named Long?"
Hua Kezhi said: "Lao Long left a long time ago. He said he went to Jiangwan. He knew a regimental deputy of the 527th Regiment of the 88th Division."
Fang Yongyan said solemnly: "Comrade Ke Zhi, I must remind you that people who are different from each other do not work together. He is a member of the Kuomintang army. Aren't you afraid that he will betray you in turn?"
"Old Fang, you don't understand Long Wenwen's character, he..."
"Okay, okay, I know you won't listen, so let's not talk about it for now. The main reason I came here today is to talk to you about Qiao Zhendong's situation."
"I met Qiao Zhendong yesterday. He was very determined to join the organization. According to him, there are five other classmates who also want to join our party." Hua Kezhi said with great satisfaction.
Fang Yongyan shook his head and said: "According to the information I have, Qiao Zhendong is probably a spy sent by the enemy!"
"spy?"
"right!"
"How is this possible? He shouted anti-Japanese slogans on Fourth Avenue. He was arrested and imprisoned for possessing banned books. Not long ago, he assassinated the traitor Liang Hongzhi in the street..."
"Have you ever thought about it, if Qiao Zhendong didn't do these things, how could we notice him?"
Hua Kezhi was stunned for a while, then hesitantly said: "So, I was fooled?"
Fang Yongyan said: "So, you and Lao San must move as soon as possible, and when you leave, you should go out as usual. I now suspect that your place has been noticed by the enemy."
"Old Fang, are you mistaken?"
"My source of information is reliable!"
"I remember that you once told me that Qiao Zhendong saved your life when we were in Shenyang. You also praised him more than once, saying that he was brave, knowledgeable and so on."
"People change from time to time. None of us know what he has experienced in these years and how his thoughts have changed!"
Hua Kezhi thought for a while and asked: "You said Qiao Zhendong is a spy, do you have any evidence?"
Fang Yongyan shook his head, took out a cigarette, lit one, and threw one to Hua Kezhi.
Hua Kezhi said: "Lao Fang, you are always cautious in doing things, but are you too hasty in this matter? If Qiao Zhendong is fine... You also know that our red team is currently short of manpower and needs to be supplemented urgently.
Fresh blood, I have observed Qiao Zhendong for a long time and found nothing abnormal."
"Even if there was no such thing as Qiao Zhendong, you should change your place of residence!"
"Why?"
"Why? Long Wenzhang is not one of ours. No matter how much you trust him, according to organizational disciplines, if you are exposed in front of him, you must be transferred immediately!"
Fang Yongyan was a little angry. Hua Kezhi probably had been in a gang for too long, and seemed to have acquired some bad habits, such as the so-called loyalty of the world and so on.
Hua Kezhi smiled and said: "Old man, why are you talking in a hurry? We have been partners for five or six years, but I have never seen you like this."
Fang Yongyan was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and said, "Sorry, I really couldn't control my emotions just now."
When the conversation changed, Fang Yongyan continued: "Those of us who work underground cannot tolerate any carelessness. A slight carelessness will cause death and even implicate other comrades! You know, why I left Shanghai Changchun
As long as half a year?"
Hua Kezhi became interested in this topic. He leaned forward and said, "Yes, I have always wanted to ask you about this. I couldn't contact you at that time, so I thought something had happened to you. Okay.
This is a false alarm."
Fang Yongyan said: "There is a traitor hidden within us. I left Shanghai this time mainly to create the illusion of an important mission and try to lure him out. Unfortunately, this person is very cunning and has never revealed any flaws."
"So, we are all exposed?" Hua Kezhi was surprised.
Fang Yongyan took a drag on his cigarette, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and said, "Probably not. I estimate that he is from the Intelligence Department. I have cut off all contact now, so there will be no danger for the time being."
Hua Kezhi suddenly realized it and said: "Oh, no wonder, you asked me to put on as much makeup as possible when I appear in public. It turns out that you are worried that the traitor will know me."
Fang Yongyan nodded: "That's right. Ordinarily, he can't know you. I did this mainly just in case! I tell you this to remind you that we must be more vigilant to prevent the enemy from infiltrating into our network."