Osmanthus Alley, hotel.
Mou Zhiye, who was disguised as a woman, stood by the window. He lifted a corner of the curtain and looked outside. He saw a group of black men searching the residents in the alley. His heart suddenly jumped up and he turned around to ask the old lady.
"Mom, do you remember clearly what I told you earlier?"
The old lady sat on the bed, packed her bags, and nodded silently. At this point, she had no choice but to follow her son, and she couldn't really destroy the family.
After all, a drama is a drama. In reality, it would be very difficult for a mother to betray her own children. After all, a tiger's poison cannot eat its own children.
Ten minutes later, as a sound of footsteps approached, the door of the room where the mother and son were staying was banged, and at the same time, someone shouted in the mountain dialect, with an extremely bad attitude.
"Open the door and check!"
Listening to the scolding outside, Mou Zhiye felt relieved. If he had been exposed or the other party was planning to arrest him, he would definitely not speak like this.
Thinking of this, he walked slowly to the door and opened it. He immediately saw two black men standing shoulder to shoulder in the corridor, and smelled a strong smell of alcohol, which was very pungent.
This scene made him even more relaxed, drinking in broad daylight and on duty, something only a true mountain town police officer could do.
One of the police officers looked at Mou Zhiye sleepily, burped while swaying, then stretched out his right hand and said vaguely.
"Identification, you came from this place and are going to this place."
"Yes, ID."
Another police officer also intervened and raised his eyebrows at Mou Zhiye while speaking. His eyes were very dishonest and he seemed to like Director Mou who was dressed as a woman.
Mou Zhiye suppressed his nausea and anger, but still took out two documents from Kun's bag, handed them to the first police officer, and answered in Chengdu dialect while holding his throat.
"Sir, the person inside is my mother. She can't speak. We came from Rongcheng to Shancheng to look for relatives. We couldn't find anyone. We are preparing to leave today."
The old lady in the room made a babbling sound, acting very naturally. The police officer outside the door did not have any suspicion and casually took the certificate.
Since ancient times, any document has an anti-counterfeiting mark that only insiders know. It may be a word or a small pattern. It is difficult for outsiders to forge it perfectly.
But this is not a problem for Mou Zhiye. The certificate he used is more authentic than the real one. Even if the other party calls Rongcheng to verify, the result will be true.
The first police officer put the ID in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. All the secret marks matched. He was about to ask a few more questions when the second police officer next to him took the ID and threw it back, saying carelessly.
"What are you asking about? The one we want to check on the top is a man. Do you think there is a man in this room? After asking, go to Xiao Taohong's place for a drink~"
Speaking of Xiao Taohong, this person's face flushed. He pulled the first police officer and hurriedly walked to the next door, as if he couldn't wait a minute.
"I'll take another look. This is Zhongtong's errand. If something goes wrong, your head and mine will not be saved."
The first police officer was quite conscientious. After saying this, he shook off the other party's hand, walked into the room, checked under the bed and in the cabinets, found no problems, then walked out and knocked in another room.
Realizing that they couldn't leave for the time being, the second police officer cursed the damn Zhongtong in a low voice, making them unable to even drink properly and wasting their time in this damn place like Zhangbei.
"Okay, those spies are going to do a spot check tonight. If someone is missed in our hands, it will be troublesome." The dedicated police officer looked a little helpless.
Listening to the police officers' conversation, Mou Zhiye closed the door, turned around and frowned. He couldn't stay in Shancheng any longer and had to leave immediately.
Although he was confident in his disguise and documents, his mother was an ordinary person, and if she was inspected by professional intelligence officers, there might be flaws.
Moreover, the incident occurred more than 24 hours ago. The Central Military Commission should have obtained the mother's photo by now. It would be terrible if the next wave of inspectors have the photo.
Mou Zhiye thought quickly for a moment, and listened to the police's voice getting farther and farther through the door. He walked quickly to his mother, took out scissors and some small tools, and began to help the old lady disguise her face.
It is not difficult to change a person's appearance. As long as you slightly adjust the shape, length, and hairstyle of your eyebrows, you can quickly transform into a different person, at least without being recognized at a glance.
After half an hour, Mou Zhiye straightened up and looked around at the old lady, then took out a stack of IDs from the bottom of the cabinet and read through them one by one.
After searching for a long time, he finally found a document with a photo similar to his mother's disguised appearance, put the other documents back, and then continued to stand by the window and look out.
Pedestrians and vehicles passed by in a hurry on the road, and the hands of the alarm clock in the room kept turning. Time passed by, and the sky slowly turned dark.
Around five o'clock in the afternoon.
A semi-new Chevrolet sedan drove slowly through Osmanthus Alley and stopped at the end of the alley with its headlights flashing and its engine running, as if it was waiting for someone.
Mou Zhiye's eyes lit up in the hotel. The car to pick them up finally arrived. However, he did not go out immediately. Instead, he carefully observed the surroundings to make sure it was safe.
After confirming that there were no suspicious persons nearby, Mou Zhiye supported his mother, said hello to the manager at the front desk, left the hotel with his luggage and walked to the car.
When he came to the car, he first stood outside the cab and chatted with the driver. Then he took the old lady to the back seat, and the car quickly started and drove out of the city.
At the temporary command point, Dai Chunfeng was still a little worried as he listened to the real-time report from the little agent. He was silent for a while and turned to ask Zuo Zhong.
"Shen Zhi, are you sure that your goal is to go from Wan County to the occupied area? This matter is very important and must not go wrong."
"Teacher, don't worry, you will definitely be right."
Zuo Zhong's answer was very affirmative, and he repeated his reasons for judging that Mou Zhiye escaped from Wanxian. Wu Chunyang, Gu Qi, Gui Youguang and others on the side all agreed.
At this time, the leaders of the Military Unification Office, the Second Office and the Special Operations Team gathered together. If the Japanese dropped a bomb into this room, the national intelligence system would be paralyzed immediately.
Not only that, Zhu Liuxian and Xing Hanliang were also in the room. Everyone was waiting for Mou Zhiye to take action before they could make the next plan.
Dai Chunfeng nodded after thinking carefully, and suddenly smiled. He glanced at the two police officers in the corner who had sobered up and were shivering, and made a joke.
"Be careful, let the uninformed police officers determine the situation. This is a good method. The target will definitely not think that this is one of our people."
Zuo Zhong nodded slightly. Mou Zhiye had worked in Zhongtong. If he sent an agent there, it would be easy for the other party to detect the same kind of smell.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Lao Dai raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "Okay, then follow the plan, set off, and take a boat to Wanxian!"
"yes!"
The military commanders raised their chests and responded to the order, then split up and left the headquarters. Zhu Liuxian and Xing Hanliang followed silently behind them and went to Ganbian to take the steamer.
According to Zuo Zhong's plan, since he knew the final destination, there was no need to follow Mou Zhiye all the way, just wait on the only road from Wanxian to the occupied area.
Unlike in the city, tracking on wild roads or at night carries a high risk of exposure, especially when the target is a former professional agent.
Mou Zhiye would never have thought that the military commander would predict his movement trajectory in advance and wait for him, so that Xing Hanliang's appearance would appear more real, provided that Zuo Zhong's guess was correct.
Three o'clock in the morning.
A small steamship with its searchlight turned on was sailing on the Changjiang River. Zuo Zhong walked out of the cockpit, walked slowly to the bow of the ship, and stood next to Xing Hanliang.
Looking at the dark Qianmian and the mountains on both sides, Zuo Zhong handed out a cigarette, lit another one and put it in his mouth, and asked in a low voice.
"How are you? Are you a little nervous?"
"Fortunately, this is your first mission behind enemy lines. Have you ever been scared?"
Xing Hanliang took the cigarette without smoking. He put his hands on the fence and asked. He was indeed a little curious about this old classmate's experience after entering the military command.
Zuo Zhong smiled, shook his head slightly and did not answer. The less you know about some things, the safer it is, so he took a long puff of cigarette and said lightly.
"Han Liang, remember what I said, you have to be curious in this business, but you can't have too much curiosity. Too much curiosity will put you in danger.
You need to grasp the appropriateness yourself, and others cannot teach you. Once you fail to grasp it, it will not only be easy to be exposed, but also affect the tasks you perform. "
"I see."
Xing Hanliang replied solemnly, no longer asking about Zuo Zhong's past missions, but instead asked about his views on intelligence work.
“Many people say you, no, it’s us now, living in darkness, like rats in a hole in the ground, unable to see the light.
Apart from sneaking around and listening to others all day long, you can't do anything serious. What do you think? "
Zuo Zhong pondered for a while and did not answer his question directly. He pointed at the dark night and expressed his inner feelings in a low tone.
“It doesn’t matter what others think, but we ourselves must know that you and I turn our backs to the light and stay away from it in order to face the darkness, and even more so to block the darkness!
Even if it is a surreptitious job, someone must do it. As for the merits and demerits, let's leave it to future generations to comment. We just want to have a clear conscience. "
With a clear conscience
Xing Hanliang silently recited these four words, as if he understood it, but also as if he didn't understand it. He stood on the bow of the boat facing the cold wind and had a lot of thoughts.
"Okay, let's go back. We still have an hour to dock. I want to talk to you about the details of my actions after meeting Mou Zhiye. The process is very dangerous and there can be no mistakes. You will have to..."
Realizing that the other party's mood was a bit off, Zuo Zhong put his hand on Xing Hanliang's shoulder and pulled him towards the cabin. Their backs were stretched very long by the moonlight.
