Xie Xuan played in the casino for more than an hour, and Ueno Naomi got impatient at the Shunchang Hotel before he came back humming a ditty.
Ueno Naomi asked: "Did you win money again?"
Xie Xuan patted his bulging pocket and said proudly: "Winning money is inevitable."
Ueno Naomi asked in confusion: "You are in Shenpu, and I haven't seen you going to casinos often."
Xie Xuan explained: "There are many crooks in Shenpu's casinos. I lose more and win less, so how can I feel any pleasure? You have to win money to feel that way."
He read the information at the casino, and when he came out, he put in the reply and left a password.
Commander Cheng of the New Fourth Army saw Xie Xuan's plan anyway and thought it was very good. He made slight modifications and asked Xie Xuan to execute it as planned.
After the two arrived at Honglan Villa, Hua Zhongyang was already waiting with his men.
Hua Zhongyang smiled and said: "Ms. Ueno, Mr. Xie, let me introduce you. This is my deputy brigade commander and commander of the first regiment, Zhou Zhengming, and this is my chief of staff and commander of the second regiment, Peng Guowen."
Before waiting for Xie Xuan and Ueno Naomi, Hua Zhongyang had a showdown with Zhou Zhengming and Peng Guowen.
Zhou Zhengming was naturally very happy to learn that he could serve as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Army.
But Peng Guowen did not express an opinion. Silence is an attitude.
Hua Zhongyang pretended not to see it. As long as Zhou Zhengming supports it, it will be easy to be incorporated smoothly.
Zhou Zhengming cupped his hands towards them and said with a smile on his face: "Hello, Miss Ueno. I have admired Mr. Xie for a long time."
Zhou Zhengming has the head of a hawk and is particularly ugly when he smiles. When he doesn't smile, he looks too insidious.
Anyway, it feels uncomfortable.
Peng Guowen looked upright and just nodded slightly to them as a greeting.
Later, the two reported the situation of the first and second regiments to Ueno Naomi and Xie Xuan.
Zhou Zhengming’s words were obviously an exaggeration. He said that the regiment had three battalions, and each battalion was fully staffed. The troops trained every three days and practiced every five days. Since he became the regiment commander, all the battles the regiment has participated in have never been Never failed.
Peng Guowen, on the other hand, seemed much more humble. His Second Regiment had insufficient training, insufficient ammunition, and insufficient soldiers.
At noon, Hua Zhongyang hosted a banquet for Ueno Naomi and Xie Xuan at Sanyuan Restaurant.
Hua Zhongyang and Zhou Zhengming frequently toasted to them, but Peng Guowen, on the other hand, refused to drink.
After returning to Shunchang Hotel, Ueno Naomi called Xie Xuan to the room.
Ueno Naomi asked: "What do you think of Zhou Zhengming and Peng Guowen?"
Xie Xuan said firmly: "Zhou Zhengming is not a soldier. If the Eighth Brigade wants to have combat effectiveness, it must be handed over to someone like Peng Guowen. He is a real soldier."
He also drank too much today. Hua Zhongyang and Zhou Zhengming took turns toasting to him. He didn't dare to pretend to be drunk in front of Ueno Naomi, so he could only drink 70%.
At this time, Xie Xuan's face was red and his mouth was full of alcohol.
Ueno Naomi said: "But Peng Guowen may not really join us."
Xie Xuan burped and said, "This shows that he still has a bit of a soldier in him. How can a real soldier surrender easily? But as long as he surrenders to us, he will naturally not go back. Of course, this There is a premise, you cannot humiliate him, just let him be a real general."
Ueno Naomi asked: "You usually don't speak so directly. Is it because you drank today?"
Xie Xuan said: "I did drink too much today, so I was really talking without thinking. If you say something wrong, don't take it to heart."
Ueno Naomi smiled and said: "This is what the Chinese call telling the truth after drinking."
"So be it."
Naomi Ueno held her chin in her hand and asked, "Okay, let me ask you, how do you feel about me?"
She has always been distrustful of the Chinese, including Xie Xuan, who she had tested with Hu Hai before.
But she also liked the feeling of being with Xie Xuan. It was a wonderful feeling, just like Xie Xuan said, it had a pleasant feeling.
She didn't know why she felt this way. Could it be that she would really be attracted to a Chinese person?
No, absolutely impossible.
She is a noble citizen of the Yamato nation, while Xie Xuan is an inferior Chinese, and it is impossible for them to be together.
But there was another voice in her heart, which seemed to keep telling her that maybe they had a chance to be together?
Even if we can't be together in the future, at least we are together now.
Xie Xuan said: "I told you, being with you is very pleasant and makes my heart flutter."
When Ueno Naomi heard this, he was elated.
Xie Xuan put his hands on the table and stood up unsteadily: "No, I have to go to the casino to play a few games, and I can win a few more games while I'm drunk."
Ueno Naomi gave him a white look and said angrily: "I thought you were going to take a nap, why are you going to gamble again? Just take a nap here."
Isn’t it good to stay with yourself?
Xie Xuan shook his head: "No, I'm afraid I can't help it. You can send a report to Nanjing. This mission has been successfully completed and we have to go back."
The reason why Xie Xuan went to the casino was not to deliver information to the underground party, but to give orders to Luo Qi.
Xie Xuan has already reported to Shancheng that Hua Zhongyang has sincerely surrendered to the enemy. Now that he is asking Luo Qi to punish Hua Zhongyang, Shancheng will definitely not object, right?
By getting rid of Hua Zhongyang, no matter whether the Eighth Brigade would firm up its anti-Japanese stance, it would at least deter other generals who wanted to surrender to the enemy.
After leaving Shunchang Hotel, Xie Xuan went back to his room and washed his face with cold water to keep himself as completely awake as possible.
He was not drunk from the wine at noon. He was only worried that he was not as cautious as usual.
Xie Xuan went to the casino first, played for a while, and left through the back door.
He took off his clothes, took out his hat, put it on, and walked to the Flower House.
For the mailbox over there, a hole was dug in the wall and blocked with bricks.
Although Xie Xuan drank, his skills were still very fast.
After he put the information away, he left a password nearby and returned to the back entrance of the casino.
We played in the casino until evening, then returned to Shunchang Hotel Xie Di.
In the afternoon, Luo Qi had already received the order from the "Three Bosses": to assassinate Hua Zhongyang.
The third boss not only issued an order, but also gave a detailed action plan.
Xie Xuan went to Honglan Villa twice and knew the structure inside very clearly. He wrote a simple map and explained Hua Zhongyang's security situation clearly.
The third boss demanded that action be taken before tonight to get rid of Hua Zhongyang before the Eighth Brigade issued a peace call!
However, Xie Xuan still did not receive news of the accident at Honglan Villa that night.
After he returned to his room in Shunchang Hotel, he went to sleep first. When he was sleeping soundly, Naomi Ueno suddenly knocked on his door.
She knocked for a while before Xie Xuan opened the door sleepily, yawning loudly as he opened the door: "What's wrong?"
Ueno Naomi said in a deep voice: "Something happened!"
