Liu Mantang was taken to an open space in the backyard of the Buddhist temple.
Before him was a burden.
The people standing around him all had a hint of scrutiny in their eyes. He couldn't help but panic and his legs weakened.
"Sir, what are you going to do?"
"Liu Mantang, didn't you say that you are a salesman walking around the streets? Pick up a load and take two steps for us to see?" Wei Zhiming thought for a whole night and finally figured out why Luo Yao asked him to go with Baolin Temple The abbot borrowed a carrying pole.
"Come on, why are you dawdling?"
"Hey, hey, okay, I'll pick it up now." Liu Mantang bent over and walked over slowly.
The so-called expert can tell if there is something as soon as he reaches out his hand.
This salesman is also very skilled in carrying burdens. Walking through the streets and alleys is impossible without any physical strength. In addition, he needs to master balance, how to save effort, etc.
Liu Mantang walked over and picked up the burden very skillfully, but was it as simple as just picking it up?
The weight of the goods in the baskets on both sides of the pole was not consistent. This was the real test for him.
Sure enough, as soon as Liu Mantang stood up, he felt that the weight of the basket behind him was much heavier than the one in front, and he almost fell back.
However, he reacted quickly and quickly stretched out his hand to grab the rope on the basket in front to prevent the pole from tilting up. At the same time, he also reached out with his other hand to stabilize the basket behind.
The movements and reactions of this hand are indeed very skillful, like a peddler who has been carrying loads all year round.
"See clearly?" Luo Yao whispered to Yang Fan.
Yang Fan nodded.
Wei Zhiming was on the side and heard the conversation between the two. He was a little confused and didn't know what they meant.
"Take two steps and shout twice more!" Luo Yao hugged his chest with his elbows and ordered loudly.
"Hey, sir." Liu Mantang agreed quickly and started walking in the open space of the yard. As he walked, he shouted, "Cigarettes, matches, foreign needles, foreign thread, foreign socks, toothbrushes, tooth powder, and tooth jars..."
"Don't stop, keep walking, keep shouting, I tell you to stop, just stop again!" Luo Yao continued.
Luo Yao didn't shout to stop, so Liu Mantang had the courage to run around in the yard and kept shouting, which made the abbot, master and apprentice who were worshiping Buddha in the dining hall unable to sit still, restless, and ran out curiously. Take a look and see what happens.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes...
"stop!"
It took half an hour before Luo Yao shouted to stop.
At this time, Liu Mantang was out of breath, his calves were trembling, he was sweating profusely, and his whole body was soaked.
"Tiger, take Liu Mantang down for a rest." Luo Yao said nothing and directly ordered Yang Fan to take him down.
"Counsel Wei, what do you think?"
"Team Leader Fang, I'm blind, so I didn't see anything. It's quite normal. Do those salesmen also yell like this?"
"There is indeed no big flaw." Luo Yao nodded.
"Now what?"
"Don't worry, we'll talk about it after Tiger checks it out." Luo Yao chuckled, showing no signs of being anxious at all.
"Examination, what examination?" Wei Zhiming was confused and followed up to ask.
"Amitabha, this interrogation method of Donor Fang is unique." The old host faced Luo Yao and whispered the Buddha's name.
"Master is so complimentary. This is just Xiao Daoer." Luo Yao responded politely, "It's a sin to disturb Master's morning class."
"It doesn't matter."
"please!"
Before taking two sips of a cup of tea, Yang Fan opened the door curtain from the outside and walked in: "This guy just used his left shoulder to carry the load. I checked and found that there is a red patch on the left shoulder. It is not caused by long-term heavy pressure." Also, although there are calluses on the floor of his feet, the thickness of the calluses is completely different for a person who walks with a load for a long time..."
"It seems that Liu Mantang's identity is unusual." Luo Yao chuckled and put down his tea cup.
"Team leader, I think even if we make it clear, he won't say anything. Why don't we just use torture?" Yang Fan suggested.
"Ask him to write a letter and say that we will send people to Suixian County to rescue his wife and children, and then bring them back to reunite with him." Luo Yao ordered.
"Are you forcing him to expose himself?" Yang Fan's eyes lit up.
"Yes, if there really is Liu Mantang, then he, his wife and children must be in the hands of the Japanese secret service, and they may even be killed directly. It still needs to be verified. It is impossible for the Japanese to arrest everyone who knows Liu Mantang's handwriting. , or kill them all." Luo Yao said, "Also, since Liu Mantang said he was selling goods in the Yicheng area, then someone should know him. This is not difficult to find out. You can go find Team Leader Jiang. Let him use our power to investigate."
"Ok, I see."
No matter who this "Liu Mantang" is, Luo Yao is not in a hurry. The longer time passes, the more flaws will be exposed.
His confession could indeed be deceived by some people, but it could not be deceived by him. As a country man, he definitely did not have such a logical thinking ability.
In desperation, he lied to save his life and gave up a false identity. For this lie, he would inevitably need more lies to make up for it. Even if he was prepared in advance, flaws would still be exposed in his lies and actions.
"Team Leader Fang, is there really something wrong with Liu Mantang?"
"Of course, if he was really a guide who was coerced by the Japanese, he would have been so frightened in such a situation that he would dare to ask for mercy. Do you think this is the reaction of an ordinary person?" Luo Yao asked, "Like this His reaction and courage are something ordinary people don’t have.”
"Indeed, everyone died, and he was the only one who survived. No one confirmed what he said." Wei Zhiming nodded.
"Just wait and let people take good care of him."
…
Luo Yao also received the news that Commander Zhong Yi of the 173rd Division died heroically for his country. This was not the first, nor the last.
There are still many national army generals who died on the anti-Japanese battlefield. No matter how these people were in the past, they sacrificed their lives on the anti-Japanese battlefield. They are all heroes.
In the next three days, the main force of the Fifth Theater District surrounded nearly three Japanese divisions on the Xiangdong Plain. However, because the enemy was too strong, the Fifth Theater District could not handle such a large group of enemies. The Japanese troops clashed left and right in the encirclement. On the contrary, the troops in the fifth theater suffered a lot of losses.
Early on the morning of the 15th, Kinoshita Zhishui opened Luo Yao's tent, his eyes were red and frightening: "Sir, I figured it out."
Luo Yao jumped up from the camp bed.
"real?"
"Um."
"Okay, great!" Luo Yao was inexplicably excited. He didn't have high expectations that the Japanese army's new secret code would not be deciphered before the battle was over.
After all, deciphering secret codes sometimes requires a little inspiration. If you can't decipher it, there's nothing you can do.
"Sir, I haven't rested for two days and two nights..." After saying that, Kinoshita Zhishui fell into Luo Yao's tent and fell asleep.
It doesn't matter if the person falls asleep, the formulas he calculated are all there, and others can continue the work according to his formulas.
Half a day later.
The first telegram was deciphered.
"Report immediately to the headquarters of the theater commander." Luo Yao glanced at it and immediately handed it over to Wei Zhiming and gave the order.
"yes."
Wei Zhiming was also very excited. The Japanese army's secret code was deciphered, which meant that the Japanese army's actions were under the control of the national army.
This battle was much easier to fight, which was a huge benefit. He felt much more relaxed when walking.
…
Shangyuan Village, war room.
"Gong De, the 401 team has sent the latest deciphered Japanese military secret telegram. Please take a look." Huang Xuecun handed Li Delin a telegram newspaper.
"Has there been a breakthrough on Team Leader Fang's side?"
"should be."
"Okay, now we are not so passive." Li Delin picked up the telegram and took a look at it, and found the position corresponding to the contents of the telegram on the operational map. "How is the feedback from the front line?"
"Basically confirmed that there is no problem."
"Okay, give another credit to the 401 team." Li Delin showed a smile on his face. With strong intelligence support, this battle will be easy to fight. Even if the strength is not as good as the opponent, if you can understand the opponent's intentions first , the meaning is completely different.
…
Yang Fan went down the mountain to meet with Team Leader Jiang from the Hubei Hotel. When he came back, he came directly to see Luo Yao.
"Team Leader Jiang secretly sent people to many villages and towns in Yicheng, but that area is now a war zone, and some places are inaccessible. But I have asked all the existing villages and towns, and there is a salesman named 'Da Liu', but the common people also I don’t know his name, but when I showed them the photo, they said it wasn’t him.”
"Where's Suixian?"
"The people who went to Suixian County have not come back yet. The county seat of Suixian County is controlled by the Japanese army, and the interrogation is very strict. There is no news yet." Yang Fan explained.
"Then wait a moment." Luo Yao said, "Then how has Liu Mantang reacted in the past two days?"
"He's very honest. Two days ago, he complained that he was being forced to let us go. But in the past two days, we didn't pay attention to him, so he became honest."
"Tiger, come here..." Luo Yao waved.
"Brother, is this okay?" Yang Fan hesitated after hearing this.
"How will you know if you don't try it? There's nothing to lose anyway." Luo Yao chuckled.
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements." Yang Fan nodded.
…
After being imprisoned for four or five days, Liu Mantang seemed to know that it might not be easy for him to gain freedom.
Just make peace with it as it comes!
After interrogating him once, he asked a lot of questions, and then he was asked to carry a burden and yelled at him. After a lot of trouble, he was asked to write a letter, and then he ignored him. He just finished eating and went to bed every day, and then woke up again. eat.
This life is no different from raising pigs.
In the evening, dinner was served on time, with noodles and pickles. He ate pretty well, but he couldn't resist hunger. The place where he was imprisoned was the cellar where vegetables were stored in the winter in the temple. There was only one entrance and exit. Unless he had the ability of a pangolin to dig holes, he wanted to escape. Go, that is more difficult than climbing to the sky.
Without lights, I have to go to bed as soon as it gets dark.
When he was drifting into sleep, Liu Mantang turned over and tucked the corner of his quilt. Suddenly he felt something was wrong and opened his eyes.
There seemed to be a person standing in front of me.
"who?"
"Yagyu-kun, it's me. You don't recognize me anymore?" Black Shadow spoke fluent Japanese when he opened his mouth.
"The Chinese took your photo and asked around, and then I found out that you were arrested by the Chinese. I followed those people to find you here."
"Are you Qiaoli-kun?" Liu Mantang blurted out a sentence in Japanese without any further hesitation.
