above the point of the knife

Chapter 170
Once the identities are confirmed, the relationship between the two parties will become much more harmonious at once.

Krasnov took out the delicious bacon and smoked fish from his family's collection, and entertained Zhou Sen and Anna, as well as vodka.

Dinner was very rich.

It is estimated that in Krasnov's house, it will only be like this during Chinese New Year or important festivals.

This meal may have eaten up the Krasnov family's living expenses for a month, and Zhou Sen felt a little sorry.

While eating, while talking.

Zhou Sen learned that Krasnov had married and had children. His wife was Evna, the daughter of a local lumberjack.

The little boy was called Barlow, and he was a bit timid, but his eyebrows looked a lot like his mother.

Zhou Sen didn't know that Krasnov was married and had a son, so he didn't prepare any presents. After thinking about it, he gave Barlow a Parker pen he had with him.

This pen is not a valuable item, it can be bought everywhere in the United States, and he didn't just bring a pen, and it would be harmless to give Barlow one.

But this was in Soviet Russia, and not everyone could own such a pen. Evna thought it was too expensive and refused to accept it.

On the contrary, Krasnov didn't think much of it. The things Zhou Sen sent out would never be taken back, so he persisted.

Evna and Barlow finally accepted the pen.

Because there were serious matters to discuss, Krasnov did not persuade Zhou Sen to drink much, and the two of them only drank half a bottle of vodka.

After the meal, Zhou Sen found an excuse and sent Anna away.

Krasnov is a naval architect, and he can be regarded as an intellectual. It is no problem to have a study at home, but he combines the study with the workshop.

It's a basement with a lot of space, all kinds of tools are hung on the walls, and there are old-fashioned shotguns.

On the workbench, a sailboat model caught Zhou Sen’s attention. He used to be a fan of “models”, but he couldn’t play without “rice” in his pocket. It would take too much time to do it by himself, and he didn’t have the time. ...

"This is a Spanish sailing ship model. My son likes sailing ships very much, so I made a model for him..." Speaking of his son, Krasnov's face was full of love and kindness.

Zhou Sen sighed in his heart. He knew very well that even though Krasnov's idea of ​​being ordered to lurk in the first place had not changed, his life had changed.

Marrying a wife and having children means one more responsibility and one more bond. Although she didn't experience it personally, he understood this truth.

How much loyalty does Krisnov have to his latent mission, or in other words, to Father Anthony and the organization?
It's hard to say.

Anna may not be aware of this problem for a while, but she will understand it after a long time. After all, agents are smart and sensitive.

"Has Anthony ever mentioned me to you?" Krasnov asked as he stepped on the belt and sharpened something. "He likes to smoke a pipe. I made him one before."

"No, I didn't know anything about what he did before I accepted this task." Zhou Sen said, "But I may have seen the pipe you mentioned, and he is usually not willing to take it out to smoke."

"It seems that he doesn't want to drag you into this whirlpool." Krasnov said with a sigh.

"Perhaps, I'm Chinese after all. He felt that I couldn't understand your thoughts, so he simply didn't let me get involved." Zhou Sen nodded.

"You and Martha..."

"She takes orders directly from the Japanese." Zhou Sen was not afraid of the other party's tipping off. Krasnov used that method to verify his identity. How could he be sure that the person in front of him was indeed Papa Anthony?
"It seems that you can't help yourself." Krasnov was stunned for a moment, a little surprised by Zhou Sen's confession, and then nodded, "What do you need from me this time?"

"I don't know, I still have to listen to the orders from above."

"It seems that the Japanese plan is not small." Krasnov said.

How could Zhou Sen not know that the Japanese want the entire Far East region, which is rich in products, vast in size and sparsely populated.

Once occupied and developed, Japan will be able to forgive the tragedy of struggling to survive on that resource-poor island.

"Although I have been here for more than ten years and have some connections, it is not easy to obtain core confidential information." Krasnov frowned.

"Do your best. I don't know what they want to do now, but I feel that something will happen in the near future." Zhou Sen said, "Manchuria is now Japanese, and I have to listen."

"Do you want to call the rest of my group over to meet with you?" Krasnov asked.

"No, for safety's sake, I'm only in touch with you, and we are now relatives, so we won't be suspected when we walk around each other." Zhou Sen shook his head.

"Are you planning to live here forever?"

"Maybe, we came back this time because of the death of Martha's father. We came back to visit relatives and take refuge in you." Zhou Sen nodded and said, "I have a doctor's license and plan to open a clinic in the city. But I don't know what kind of procedures the clinic wants here..."

"Your medical license?"

"Fake, but you don't have to worry about your medical skills, it's just as good as the doctors in your clinic." Zhou Sen said truthfully.

"I don't know what procedures are required to open a clinic here, but I can ask you what you need, and I will tell you later." Krasnov nodded.

"it is good."

"You won't be staying at the Amur Hotel all the time, will you?"

"We're already looking for a house."

"Or stay at home, I have a spare room here..." Krasnov saw Anna appearing at the basement door, and his voice suddenly rose three minutes.

"No, how can I bother uncle, we two just got married, sometimes this..." Zhou Sen continued embarrassedly.

"Haha, uncle understands, young people are different from uncle." Krasnov laughed, expressing his understanding.

Anna came over because the agreed carriage came to take them back to the hotel.

You can't let people wait outside all the time.

"Uncle, don't send it off, we don't live far away, we will come to see you when we have time, and little brother Barlow."

"Okay, then you go slowly, come home when you have time, don't eat out, come home to eat." Krasnov said.

"it is good."

In the carriage, Zhou Sen closed his eyes and rested his mind, while Anna sat beside him quietly without opening his mouth.

At the door of the hotel, Zhou Sen paid the money, and the two went back to their room and checked to make sure that no one had come in during the time they were away.

"What did you say to Krasnov down below, and you deliberately dismissed me?" Anna said dissatisfied.

"It's not good for you to meddle in the conversation between us men." Zhou Sen said.

"Let me ask you, what did you two say?"

"We just met and connected, and the basic trust has not yet been established. What do you think I can tell him?" Zhou Sen asked back, "People change, Miss Martha."

"Then what should we do now? We will contact you again at noon tomorrow." Anna also knew that she was too impatient, so she calmed down.

"Let's just say that we have successfully connected, established initial trust, and wait for the next order!" Zhou Sen took out a cigarette, held it between his fingers, and did not light it.

"It can only be this way."

"I'm going out to smoke a cigarette, you wash up first." Zhou Sen took the lighter, opened the door and went out. The meeting tonight was both expected and unexpected.

The current situation is a bit complicated, and I have to meet with the hunter tomorrow to find out what they have heard about Krasnov.

A cigarette ran out quickly. He snuffed out the cigarette butt, but picked it up with his head down, took it back, and threw it in the toilet to flush it away.

Anna had already washed up, changed into her pajamas, and was lying on the bed, flipping through a magazine that the hotel provided for guests' entertainment. Of course, it was in Russian, and most of the books in it promoted "Bolshevism".

"I'll take a bath, you go to bed first." Zhou Sen came in, closed the door, locked it, and informed Anna who was in the room.

Anna didn't respond, Zhou Sen only thought she knew.

The bathtub was filled with hot water, Zhou Sen sat in it, closed his eyes comfortably, and hadn't been able to take a relaxing bath for several days.

I really miss the past days, I'm afraid it will never come back.

"Hi, the water is cold!" Suddenly, a voice came from the ear, and the bathroom door had opened at some point. Anna was wearing a pink pajamas and stood leaning against the door frame, with her hands crossed in front of her chest, and she looked at the sitting room. Zhou Sendao in the bathtub.

"Why didn't you knock when you came in?" Zhou Sen was startled, and quickly reached out to protect the privacy.

"I saw that you hadn't come out for so long, and I was afraid that you would fall asleep after soaking for a long time and catch a cold." Anna said.

"I see, I'll come out now." Zhou Sen was about to get up, but found that Anna was still standing there, and sat down again, "What are you still standing there for?"

"We've lived together for so long, we've seen everything we should and shouldn't see, are you still ashamed?"

"That's different." Zhou Sen said.

"What's the difference? You Chinese men are too particular. In fact, the pursuit of liberating nature is the instinct of human beings!" Anna turned and said, "Actually, even if something happened to me, I won't tell Boss Bai." of."

Zhou Sen had just stepped out of the bathtub with one foot. Hearing this, he almost slipped and sat down.

Zhou Sen put on his bathrobe, walked out of the bathroom barefoot, and stepped on the floor of the room, making a creaking sound.

Anna closed the bedroom door, and Zhou Sen came to the reception room, sat down on the sofa, with the quilt and pillows on the side.

Turn off the lights, the moonlight shines in through the glass windows, and the bamboo shoots are holy.

The moon is the hometown circle.

I don't know if Bai Yulan is asleep at this moment, will she miss herself?He was a man without father and mother, and now his adoptive father is gone.

He shouldn't have any worries, but when he met the Krasnov family of three tonight.

He suddenly felt a little bit of feeling, people need to have a little bit of concern in life, that is meaningful, and only then can they have the motivation to live.

can not fall asleep.

He stood up, walked to the window, slightly opened a gap, let the cold night wind blow in, and calmed himself down.

At this moment, a top-secret telegram flew from the Khabarovsk Far East Intelligence Agency to Ice City through air waves.

The chess pieces are finally in the game.

(End of this chapter)