wind in the dark night

Chapter 1: The Courtesan and the Boyfriend

1941 2 Month 1 Day.

The sixth day of the first lunar month in the Xinsi Year of the Lunar Calendar.

Saturday.

Auspicious: Cleaning, decoration, offering sacrifices, paving roads.

Bogey: Don't take anything else.

……

Number nine is the severe winter, the season when dripping water turns into ice.

The weather was so cold that most of the pedestrians on the street were in a hurry and did not want to stay for a moment.

It was ice and snow outside, but the Isabella Ballroom located on Binjiang Xinmin Street was as warm as spring.

"The flowers fall into the water, the spring goes away without a trace, only the intoxicating east wind is left everywhere, and the dew drops on the sycamore trees during the peach blossom season, that is the long-term love of the boudoir..."

Female singer singing on stage.

The singing was lingering, and the surrounding laughter continued.

Du Juan was bored playing with the wine glass, but looked at the door from time to time.

"Du Juan, I am sincere to you. As long as you nod your head, I, Mr. Li, will keep my word and promise to make your marriage a beautiful one. How much dowry do you want? You say the number, and I will never bargain! Once you close the door, you will be in charge of the financial power of the family..."

The short, fat middle-aged man who accompanied him was spitting and chattering endlessly.

Du Juan teased: "Financial power? Boss Li, do you think you are the emperor?"

Boss Li chuckled: "It's just an analogy."

Du Juan said lightly: "I heard that the four concubines in your family are all jealous. As for me, I have a bad temper. If I enter the door, the tip of the needle will be pointed at the wheat awning. If I lose my sense of propriety, I won't be killed. Huh? Forget it, I want to live two more years."

Boss Li's face darkened: "If you say ten thousand, you just can't bear that little boy."

Du Juan said: "So, if you really marry me, it's not a good thing. You have to be wary of someone cuckolding you all day long, and spend money to make yourself uncomfortable. Why bother?"

"........."

"Also, you're right, I can't bear him."

"Du Juan, don't be too harsh on what I say. These days, making money is the only thing you can do. He looks good and has a lot of money. Can he spend it as money? He is a young policeman who has just joined the job, and his salary is not enough for him. What feeds you?"

"I didn't expect him to support me. I could support him."

"You...he is only 24 years old, you are three years older than him, you can't grow up!"

Boss Li was somewhat distraught.

Du Juan said: "It's good to be three years old. I haven't heard anyone say that female juniors hold gold bricks. Besides, I don't want to grow up. It's just for fun. Why, you guys are allowed to raise children, but we are not allowed A girl raising a child?"

Boss Li was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this moment, a young man in a dark blue Chinese tunic suit and a black woolen top hat appeared at the door of the ballroom.

Boss Li snorted: "Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here, your little boy is here!"

Du Juan pretended to be annoyed and said: "What a little boy, it's weird, he has a name, his name is Qi Yue."

Boss Li hummed: "Whatever you call is a little boy!"

Du Juan didn't bother with him, got up and said, "Boss Li, then I excuse myself."

She quickly walked up to Qi Yue, and the two walked towards the booth on the other side affectionately.

Boss Li sat alone for a while, and said to himself indignantly: "It's just a dancer, I really think I'm a great person, it's good if someone wants it, take five as six, pretend What a saint!"

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the other side.

Du Juan asked with concern: "Is it cold outside?"

"Fortunately."

Qi Yue glanced at Boss Li who got up and left: "Who is that person?"

Du Juan smiled: "The owner of Liyuan's pawn shop said he wanted to marry me as his fifth concubine. Hmph, the toad wants to eat swan meat. Even if I really fall into prostitution, I won't marry a bad old man."

Qi Yue said with a smile: "It doesn't look too old."

Du Juan rolled his eyes at him: "How old is it? It's half buried!"

While talking, she peeled off a piece of toffee and stuffed it into Qi Yue's mouth.

Qi Yue dodged subconsciously.

With a smile on his face, Du Juan said softly, "Everyone is watching..."

Qi Yue passively put the candy into his mouth.

Dujuan asked, "Is it sweet?"

"Not as sweet as the rouge on your mouth."

"Grumpy tongue..."

Du Juan looked at Qi Yue affectionately.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is a pair of gluey lovers whispering.

The waiter was clearing the table.

When the waiter left, Qi Yue said to Du Juan, "Let's talk about business."

Du Juan sat closer and whispered, "Do you know Chen Zhongmian?"

"I know. A traitor to the military command, he was in charge of the second district's operations before."

"Have you seen him?"

"I have seen."

"Where did you see it?"

"Some time ago, I saw it once in the infirmary of the police department."

"What did he go to the infirmary for?"

"It seems to be a cold. Take your temperature and get medicine by the way."

"Is he alone?"

"The Secret Service Division has very strict protection measures for him. There are at least four people around when he comes out and goes in."

"Do you know where he lives?"

"I don't know."

"Think of a way to find out where he lives, and the higher authorities will take sanctions against him."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

"Self-preservation is the main thing, there is no need to force it."

"I see……"

Qi Yue shut up.

A blond foreign man came over, first nodded to Qiyue, then turned to Du Juan, and said in blunt Chinese: "Pretty lady, can I invite you to dance?"

"of course."

Du Juan smiled and handed it over.

In the cheerful music, the two stepped onto the dance floor.

In fact, both Qi Yue and Du Juan are intelligence agents of the military command, and they belong to the superior-subordinate relationship. Du Juan is the superior and Qi Yue is the subordinate.

Du Juan uses the identity of a dancer as a cover to deal with all kinds of guests.

The guests entering and leaving the ballroom are either rich or expensive, and it is easier to obtain valuable information from them.

The foreign man who asked Du Juan to dance was not an ordinary person. He was the second secretary of the British Consulate, and he was a big shot who had access to high-level insiders.

Nowadays, dancers are also divided into three, six, and nine classes.

The social status of ordinary dancers is low, and their reputation is only slightly better than that of Ji girls.

High-class dancers are usually also called courtesans. They are knowledgeable, polite and elegant, and they are indispensable embellishments in the social circle of high society.

For example, like Rhododendron.

In fact, when it comes to appearance, Du Juan is not very outstanding, but in her gestures, she has a fascinating style, which is the so-called femininity that men like to talk about, and it is precisely because of this that the military commander will arrange her Lurking as a dancing girl.

Qi Yue joined the military for a relatively short period of time. Before that, he had been trained at the Xinjing Central Police Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to the Criminal Division of the Binjiang Police Department.

He and Du Juan "became married because of dancing", and developed into a lover relationship logically.

The purpose of doing this is mainly to facilitate the communication between the two. No one doubts their relationship even if they meet eight times a day.

　Xinjing and Binjiang are both place names during the Puppet Manchukuo period.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)