"Axiang, Axiang..."
"Here we come, Brother Sen." Axiang poked her head out from the attic and responded to Zhou Sen downstairs.
"Come down, I bought some dry goods in the car. You can pack them up. Let's make some soup in the winter." Zhou Sen ordered.
"OK."
As Xiang came downstairs in a hurry, Wu En opened the trunk and revealed boxes of dry goods inside.
"There are so many, how long will it take to finish eating them?" A Xiang was surprised.
"It's been a winter and I can't finish all the food. Prices are rising rapidly now. I'd better make a reservation in advance, otherwise it would be out of stock." Zhou Sen explained.
"Axiang, let me help you..." Wu En picked up a box of dried seafood and flattered him with a smile.
"Go, can I use your help?" Axiang pushed Wu En in disgust, but did not refuse to let him move things.
Zhou Sen came upstairs.
I took off my coat and played with the two children for a while. It was cold, so the two little guys were wrapped in swaddling clothes. They ate and slept every day. This life was much more comfortable than that of adults.
They don't understand anything yet, and now they just rely on instinct to survive.
"Xiumei, the child is asleep. Go to the kitchen and see how dinner is being prepared." Bai Yulan opened her mouth and pushed Xiumei away.
Xiumei nodded. She could tell that the hostess, Bai Yulan, wanted to talk to the male host alone. It was inconvenient for her to be an outsider.
"Xiao Sen, the assassination operation at Bingcheng Station failed. Jiang Xiao will ask me to meet in person tomorrow and have a talk." Bai Yulan whispered to Zhou Sen.
"time and location?"
"In the morning, before eleven o'clock, Sihai Chess Club."
"The Four Seas Chess Club on Taikoo Avenue?"
"Um."
"Is that your fixed secret meeting place?" Zhou Sen asked curiously.
"That's not true. We have agreed on several secret contact points, but they may not be at the same place every time." Bai Yulan explained.
"Are you sure there is nothing wrong with Jiang Xiao?" Zhou Sen asked.
"What's wrong?"
"I suspect that there is a traitor in the military command in Bingcheng." Zhou Sen said slowly.
"What?!" Bai Yulan was shocked and almost lost her balance. Zhou Sen, with quick eyesight and quick hands, held her up.
"If Jiang Xiao is a traitor, you have been exposed at this moment." Zhou Sen said, "I think it should be him."
"Whether it's him or not, this will be a disaster for Bingcheng Station." Bai Yulan said.
"Although this is just my guess, it is not an unfounded accusation." Zhou Sen explained, "I went to the police station early this morning and learned about the news that someone assassinated Jin Ronggui on the train. Then Akiyama informed me of a meeting to discuss and study the case. Lin Dakuan from the Secret Service Division took over this case, and I was also dragged to the scene for investigation..."
Zhou Sen didn't hide anything from Bai Yulan, and told her everything he saw at the scene and his own inferences.
You must be open and honest at this time, otherwise if something goes wrong, you won’t even have a chance to make amends.
"So Jin Ronggui didn't take this train to Bingcheng last night?"
"No, he's here. He arrived a day early, but he just didn't show up." Zhou Sen shook his head and said.
"How did you know?"
"Today we were picking up people at the train station. Qiu Shan and the others went there and saw Jin Ronggui get off the car with their own eyes."
"Is it possible that he is not in the VIP carriage and mixed in with ordinary passengers?" Bai Yulan made a guess.
"No, a gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall. Jin Ronggui would not choose to use this method to come to Ice City. He is not a high-level senior official and has so many bodyguards and followers around him. Is it necessary to be so sneaky?" Zhou Sen shook his head and asked. , "And the Secret Service Department sent out a mission at night yesterday, and it was also at the train station, but no one knows what the mission was."
"Then Lin Dakuan should know the inside story. He didn't tell you?" Bai Yulan asked strangely, "And he dragged you to the scene to investigate?"
"He may know, but he may not know, but I am sure that the Japanese must have received the news in advance that someone was going to assassinate Jin Ronggui on the train, so they arranged for Jin Ronggui to come over in advance, and the news the Japanese received was almost the same as you and me. It's at the same time, maybe even before us!" Zhou Sen said decisively.
"We didn't know that Bingcheng Station was going to assassinate Jin Ronggui, but the Japanese knew it before us. If there wasn't a traitor, I wouldn't believe it," Bai Yulan said.
"Bingcheng Station is very dangerous now. Judging from Jiang Xiao's reaction, this traitor should be among their decision-makers, and he has not noticed it at all."
"What should I do? Should I go tomorrow or not?"
"I suggest you not to go. If you must go, you can arrange for a stranger to go, not someone familiar to us." Zhou Sen said, "Or find someone to bring him a letter."
"But this will probably increase their suspicion of the skate team. When the time comes, they will definitely put the blame for the failed assassination operation on us."
"It's useless to reason with a person who has bad intentions. He can cut off contact with us indiscriminately, and so can we." Zhou Sen said, "From now on, don't meet with them. In fact, If you need to communicate information, use the mailbox.”
"But……"
"Yu Lan, listen to me and don't take any chances. The situation is unclear at this time. The best way is not to contact or respond. If they want to sue, then let them sue. Anyway, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, here This is an enemy-occupied area, and the general is outside, so your orders will be compromised." Zhou Sen said.
"Then I'll write a secret letter to him and explain the situation to him..."
"Don't mention anything about Jin Ronggui's early arrival in Ice City and the fact that the information we provided is wrong. Just say that it's not convenient for you to meet with him now, and don't mention the reason. And say that in the future, all contacts will be made through the mailbox. No Contact them directly!" Zhou Sen suggested.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Bai Yulan thought about it for a moment, nodded and agreed. She must put her own safety first at the moment.
"Let's eat, I'll take care of everything." Zhou Sen reassured that the traitor's matter must be resolved as soon as possible, and the traitor must not be allowed to endanger the safety of Bai Yulan's mother-in-law.
…
The next morning.
Sihai Chess Club, Room C3.
Old Mao arrived at nine o'clock, and he sat there until eleven o'clock. He didn't see the person he wanted to see, and he became increasingly uneasy.
Is it true that "Bing Knife" betrayed the party and state, as Ma Rongda said?
But if "Bing Jiao" becomes a traitor, wouldn't he be in danger now? But nothing unusual has been found!
He is the person in charge of the Military Command Bingcheng Station. If he is caught, he can claim credit directly from the Japanese.
Unable to wait any longer, the old cat decided to leave first.
"Sir, Boss Tian asked me to deliver a letter to you." Just as he was about to stand up, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, the door was pushed open, and a waiter from the chess club pushed in and handed him a letter. Turned around and left.
"Hey..." Old Mao wanted to stop the waiter and ask, but when he opened his mouth, he found that the waiter had disappeared in a flash at the door. He didn't even see clearly what the waiter looked like.
Old Mao immediately tore open the envelope and saw that there was a blank letter inside. He immediately understood that it was written with a secret writing potion. He had to use a special potion to restore the handwriting. He hurriedly hid the letter and quickly Pay the bill and leave.
"See clearly, Ale?"
"Yes, Brother Sen, you see clearly." The person who sent the letter was A Le, and of course he had gone through some disguises and disguises.
"Can you keep up?"
"Yes, brother Sen, don't worry, he can't run away." A Le nodded.
Zhou Sen scolded: "I'm not asking you to arrest someone, I'm asking you to find out his whereabouts and identity. Be careful. He is not an ordinary person. He has received special training and has anti-stalking experience. Don't let others discover him." "
"Understood." A Le lowered his old sheepskin felt hat and quickly hung it far behind the old cat along the other side of the road.
Zhou Sen then walked towards the other end of the alley, got into the car driven by Wu En, and left quickly.
…
Old Mao, who returned to the "Old Fengtian Tailor Shop", told his young apprentice and hurried inside.
He closed the door, inserted the door latch, and sat down at his usual working position. He stretched out his hand and took out a metal box from somewhere below. It was not big, like an aluminum lunch box.
Open the box, and inside there are alcohol lamps, tweezers, small brushes and the like, as well as a brown glass bottle.
Take out the secret letter from your body.
Spread the letter out, open the brown glass bottle containing the potion, stick a little bit on it with the tip of a brush, and start brushing it line by line.
Lines of writing slowly emerged.
Old Mao (Zheng Nan) read it word by word, his face changed slightly, and his expression became slightly solemn.
After all the writing was revealed, he picked up the iron on the table and covered it with a piece of cloth. After ironing it dry, the paper returned to its original appearance without writing.
"Bing Knife" actually took the initiative to cut off the connection with Bingcheng Station this time. This action was too weird.
If according to what Ma Rongda said, "Bing Knife" betrayed the party-state and defected to the Japanese, then Bingcheng Station was her surrender letter to the Japanese.
Take the initiative to cut off contact. In latent work, you usually only do this after being exposed to protect other people and organizations in your line.
Of course, it is not a complete cut off, but the "dead mailbox" in emergency situations will be used for communication in the future.
But that is the contact method in emergency situations, and mailboxes are used. Although the safety of information and personnel is ensured, the efficiency of transmitting information will be greatly reduced.
This is a very abnormal action.
In other words, "Bing Jiao" already knows that the intelligence information she provided is wrong. Wrong intelligence means that there is a problem with herself. She cuts off contact with Bingcheng Station. Is it because she does not want to implicate Bingcheng Station and is protecting Bingcheng? Stop?
Is there any other explanation besides this?
The longer he said nothing, the more Lao Mao wanted to know about the winter behind him. In the past, Bingcheng Station also had conflicts with the "Ice Blade" team, but the "Ice Blade" team still focused on the overall situation. Of course, he also Knowing each other's bottom line and not going too far ensures that they are in peace with each other and can cooperate with each other.
But Ma Rongda will definitely not give up, which makes him caught in the middle, which is really embarrassing.
"Fourth brother, are you free tonight? Come out for a drink. I'll wait for you at the same place. See you there."
…
Zhou Sen learned his lesson and didn't go to the police station all morning. Later he drove out. Lin Dakuan sent people to search around but couldn't find anyone.
When Zhou Sen returned to the intelligence room, he realized that Lin Dakuan had called three times in the morning, all looking for him.
Anna was also curious about where Zhou Sen went after he came here in the morning.
Zhou Sen had already thought of an excuse, saying that he had accompanied Bai Yulan to Huichun Hall to see Dr. Liu. This excuse was quite suitable. At least Anna would not doubt it, let alone go to Dr. Liu for confirmation.
Zhou Sen deliberately avoided Lin Dakuan to show that he did not want to get involved in this affair. Of course, he also knew that if Lin Dakuan really knew the inside story or dragged him to the scene purposefully yesterday, he would definitely come to find him again.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, he received a call from Li Shaotang and asked him to have a drink at Houde House in the evening.
Zhou Sen knew that this was Lin Dakuan's request, so he pretended to decline, saying that he should pay for the drink himself, and then he agreed.
In the evening, Zhou Sen arrived at Houde Building a little late on purpose and saw Lin Dakuan's car outside the hotel.
Obviously, the wine tonight is not that good, but it must be drunk.
In the private room, Lin Dakuan and three others had already sat down, waiting for Zhou Sen alone. When Zhou Sen came in, they quickly cupped their hands and clasped their fists: "Uncle Lin, Uncle Zou and Uncle Li, I'm sorry. Something happened when I came out. , I dealt with it, I’m late, I’ll give you three drinks to make amends.”
When the three of them saw Zhou Sen's "accepting punishment" attitude, they had nothing to say. They could only smile and greet him to sit down. They were also exempted from the penalty of three drinks.
Drinking tonight is a trivial matter, love is the big deal. If you are drunk, how can you talk about it?
"Xiao Sen, you also went to investigate the scene of Jin Gong's assassination. What do you think?" After the food was served, Lin Dakuan put down Kuai Zi and asked directly.
"Uncle Lin, can we stop talking about sex during dinner?" Zhou Sen was also very straightforward and refused to take up the matter.
"Xiao Sen, I know you don't want to get involved in this conspiracy, but you and Qin Xiong are still fighting with each other." Li Shaotang smoothed things over, "But you should also be considerate of us. If this conspiracy cannot be broken, everyone will be in trouble."
"Uncle Li, I really don't want to get involved in this, and I really haven't found anything. What do you want me to say?" Zhou Sen said.
"You kid have been cooing with Old Wu Didi in the carriage for a long time. Don't pretend I didn't see you." Lin Dakuan hummed.
"Lao Wu and I just had a casual discussion, but actually we didn't find anything." Zhou Sen explained hurriedly.
"Xiao Sen, you are also a member of our Secret Service Department. You must speak conscientiously. Don't discover clues. Don't hide them. My eldest brother and I have always taken good care of you." Zou Shuxun also expressed dissatisfaction.
"Uncle Zou, it's not that I don't want to help, but there are some things I can't say..."
"Why can't you tell me?" Li Shaotang asked.
"Do I have to say it?" Zhou Sen asked in sheep's clothing with a sigh, "I'm afraid that if I say it, it will interfere with the three uncles' investigation."
"Xiao Sen, if you have anything to say, just say it. It's not like the three of us don't have our own judgment!" Lin Dakuan said.
"Okay, since the three uncles insist on me saying it, then I will say it." Zhou Sen said as if you were forcing me, "Uncle Lin, Uncle Zou, you didn't find out that the carriage where Mr. Jin stayed all night Is the interior too tidy? Especially in the bedroom, the cups and pillows on the bed are basically untouched.”
"What's the matter? Someone may have cleaned the carriage, so it's clean and tidy." Zou Shuxun said.
"If someone has cleaned it, what about the cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table outside and the cigarette butts on the ground? Could it be that someone had already inspected the scene before we got in the car and left cigarette butts on the scene? ?" Zhou Sen asked back.
"This is impossible. The car doors are all sealed. No one has been inside before we arrived. What it looked like when we got off the car will be what it looked like when we went to see it!" Lin Dakuan shook his head and said.
"Then this is strange. How many people were in the carriage that night? Jin Gong didn't rest in the bedroom. Could it be that he and his men were sitting outside in the small living room all night, chatting?" Zhou Sen continued, "Furthermore, , I glanced at the ashtray and the cigarette butts on the ground, they were all cheap cigarettes, Mr. Jin never left his hand with cigarettes, they shouldn’t have been left behind by him.”
After Zhou Sen finished speaking, Lin Dakuan and the other two fell into deep thought.
Li Shaotang had not been to the scene to investigate, so he had no right to speak. However, Lin Dakuan and Zou Shuxun had been to the scene. Although they did not pay much attention to the scene in the carriage, they all knew that Zhou Sen was right.
