The place where Shibahara arrived was another Buddhist temple - Qita Zen Temple.
Qita Zen Temple is a thousand-year-old temple built in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of thousands of years.
However, neither Zhiyuan nor Ma Xiaoguang were interested in visiting scenic spots or recalling the past. Instead, they both had their own purposes.
Ma Xiaoguang's goal is Zhiyuan.
Zhiyuan's target is a group of demons in the Zen courtyard behind.
After seeing An Zhai Yuan Nian, a member of the "Jiuju Sect" who he had met once before, Ma Xiaoguang roughly understood the plot of this group of people.
The situation here requires more caution than just now on Nantang Street - in addition to the monks and faithful men and women coming and going, there are disciples of the "Jiuju Sect" patrolling everywhere in the Zen Temple.
Ma Xiaoguang gave up the urge to imitate Teacher Yan and go deep into the tiger's den, took note of the location of the monastery and the general situation inside, and left quietly.
Just coming out of the gate of Qita Zen Temple, I happened to run into Brother Guishou and Shopkeeper Luo.
"No need to explore here, I've already gone in."
Ma Xiaoguang pulled the two of them aside to a quiet place and whispered.
"The young master must have discovered something."
Shopkeeper Luo still hasn't forgotten his role as a fart and a good person.
"Haha, that's right... It's a pity that the other party is an old spy, so it's hard to follow him too closely. But I found him and everything else will be easy to handle."
"Then what do we do next?"
"No matter the rest, we just need to keep an eye on Shibahara. After this guy completes the contact, those gangsters will definitely take action."
"This big spy came all the way from Hangzhou. He definitely won't just bullshit the demons for those Rendan advertisements. He must be planning something big."
Ma Xiaoguang said to the two of them.
The two martial arts masters naturally nodded in agreement.
The three of them returned to Tianning Temple after investigating other suspicious places in the city.
Inside the Zen courtyard.
The fat man has returned.
"Have you met the real owner?"
"It doesn't count..."
The fat man's answer was a bit mysterious, leaving Ma Xiaoguang a little confused.
"The original station chief of Ningbo Station was raped by Boss Dai because of his poor espionage prevention work. I heard that he had other problems. You, old man, should know this."
"The person in charge now is the deputy station chief, named Wu Chengzhang, so even if I say I met the real owner, it doesn't count."
The fat man imitated Commander Ma's tone and spoke tactfully.
This is not to blame the fat man for playing tricks, the main reason is that Chief Ma has always adhered to the principle of "safety first" and would not have any contact with other districts and stations of the Military Intelligence Department without having horizontal contact.
Ma Xiaoguang has always been cautious about his back.
There have been spies within the special operations team that is responsible for day and night defense, so we must be even more cautious.
Moreover, Fatty also knew Chief Ma's other identities, so he was not sure whether to cooperate with Ningbo Station this time.
"Wu Chengzhang...well, this person is trustworthy."
Ma Xiaoguang thought for a while, nodded and said to the fat man.
Hearing Chief Ma's approval, Fatty felt a little relieved, and his worries were mostly relieved.
"There are many moles and Japanese hidden agents in the Military Intelligence Department and the Party Affairs Investigation Department, and information is often leaked, so on weekdays I generally don't contact people in the brother area."
"Of course, we can't generalize. We have to analyze specific matters in detail. Wu Chengzhang is very determined to resist Japan, and after recent purges, the Ningbo station is basically reliable."
Ma Xiaoguang knew Fatty's doubts and explained to the three of them with a smile.
But he couldn't say the real reason in private.
It can't be said that because of time travel, he actually already knows who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. In fact, he already knows the identity of the Wu Dai webmaster.
Ma Xiaoguang naturally agreed to in-depth cooperation with those people in his memory who were determined to resist Japan.
And acting webmaster Wu happens to be one of the people who can cooperate.
"Peripheral work can be entrusted to the Ningbo Station, such as monitoring those Buddhist temples... We don't have enough manpower."
"In addition, I will mark some important areas on the map later and ask you to hand them over to Wu Chengzhang so they can deal with them..."
Ma Xiaoguang quickly finished explaining the next work, found a map of Ningbo and started calibrating it.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the map was completed.
The fat man took the map and went out, and Zhiyuan, who was pretending to be a Rendan merchant, also returned to his monastery.
A night of silence.
The next day.
Before dawn, Zhiyuan got up early and hurried out the door.
After going out, he didn't linger too much. There were few people on the street in the morning, and Shibahara could easily see that no one was watching.
Heading south directly to Ningbo Bay Pier, the goal is naturally to go straight to Xiangshan.
To go from Ningbo City to Xiangshan, you have to cross Ningbo Bay.
At this time, the east had turned white, and the boatman had already made preparations. Shibahara set sail immediately after boarding the ship.
Because it was a wooden sailboat, even though there was a favorable wind, we did not reach the other shore until the sky was completely bright.
After landing, Zhihara saw a team of mules and horses on the pier that had been waiting for a long time.
Without further ado, after confirming the sign of the lead mule cart and getting the code, Shibahara got on the mule cart.
After another struggle, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon when Zhihara arrived at Banbianshan.
Banbianshan is located on the coast of the East China Sea in Shipu Town, Xiangshan County.
It is surrounded by the sea on three sides, shaped like a unicorn, with two islands and white waves embracing each other. It presents a great scene of auspicious gatherings.
"Sir, you have such a clever plan. You got the Japanese map in advance. Otherwise, if we had to follow that Shibahara, we would have lost our lives..."
In a secluded place on the hillside, Brother Guishou lit a cigarette for Ma Xiaoguang and flattered him.
"If you want to call me Master, we are now... the Master's people. Be careful not to expose us."
Brother Guishou stood a few steps away, carefully observed the surrounding situation, then turned to remind Shopkeeper Luo.
"Yep……"
Shopkeeper Luo agreed with a smile.
While the three of them were talking, they heard a noise in the grass and trees, and it was the fat man who ran over in a hurry.
The fat man said in a deep voice: "The devils are here. There are many people in the crowd. We have bumped into them this time."
"Master, what should I do?"
Shopkeeper Luo felt a little frightened when he heard this, and asked Ma Xiaoguang weakly.
"I'm afraid of him. He has magic and I have a foreign gun..."
Ma Xiaoguang gritted his back molars and said viciously to Shopkeeper Luo. As he spoke, he took out his shell gun and put it on fire.
Now it's equivalent to a small-scale encounter. Naturally, things like shell guns are useful, but the firepower of horse-made guns is too weak.
"Yes, we have guns."
Upon hearing this, shopkeeper Luo also took out a Colt revolver from his waist.
But the fat man saw that Shopkeeper Luo's hand holding the gun was trembling.
Brother Guishou took out an old FNM1900 (commonly known as the "Gun Brand Luzi").
Brother Guishou was a little better, but his face was tense, and his expression could not hide his nervousness.
After all, we are killing the enemy on the spot. If ordinary people are not nervous, that would be a lie.
"Okay, Brother Guishou and Shopkeeper Luo, don't be nervous. Put your guns away. Fatty and I will be fine. Your mission is not to fight against the Japanese."
While checking his weapons, Ma Xiaoguang smiled and comforted the somewhat nervous Shopkeeper Luo.
