wind in the dark night

Chapter 18

Morning light through the curtains.

Qi Yue suddenly opened his eyes.

After a while, he sighed lightly.

The surroundings are as usual, both familiar and unfamiliar.

The ticking of the pendulum, the pleasant smell of jasmine perfume, the occasional barking of a dog in the alley, and... the breath that is close at hand.

He knew that such a scene would be repeated countless times in the future.

"you're awake?"

Du Juan turned sideways and looked at him with a smile.

Qi Yue said: "I just had a dream..."

Du Juan asked, "What did you dream about?"

"I dreamed that I was exposed and was chased by many policemen. After chasing and chasing those people, they disappeared. Just as I was feeling lucky, Jiang Bin suddenly appeared. He held up a gun and said, so you are a traitor, I will kill you!"

"and then?"

"Then i woke up."

"Fortunately woke up in time."

Du Juan patted his chest exaggeratedly with a smile.

Because of too much movement, the collar button accidentally collapsed...

Qi Yue immediately looked away and reached for the watch on the bedside table.

Du Juan smiled silently, with a hint of teasing in her expression, and seemed a little bit disappointed, she slowly buttoned up her pajamas: "The station master wants to see you."

Qi Yue asked: "What time?"

"this afternoon."

"where?"

"Old Summer Tea House."

"The old summer teahouse in Huifangli?"

"Correct."

"...The station master wants to see me, you knew last night."

"Yes."

Rhododendron didn't deny it.

Qi Yue said, "Then why didn't you tell me yesterday?"

Du Juan said: "This is requested by the station manager. He asked me to inform you only today. The station manager has always been cautious in doing things. After a long time in the future, you will gradually understand. Letting you stay overnight with me is also for this time. Meet, if you meet someone you know, at least you can have a reasonable explanation..."

Huifangli is next to Xinmin Street, and Huifangli is the only way to go from Xinmin Street to the police station.

Therefore, Qi Yue's appearance in Huifang is reasonable and will not arouse any suspicion.

……

In Binjiang, Huifangli is "famous".

There are hundreds of almshouses, large and small.

At its peak, there were more than 3000 financial aid women, including many unlicensed prostitutes.

In addition to Jiyuan, there are also many other types of shops.

For example, the time-honored Laoxia Teahouse.

There are the most customers at noon. In order to attract business, there are folk art performances such as Pingshu Allegro every day. The noisy environment is most suitable for secret agents to meet.

Qi Yue chose a table by the window and sat down.

He has been to this teahouse more than once, and he is very familiar with the environment of the store.

He sat very close to the counter. The counter was connected to the back kitchen with a curtain in between. In case of emergency, he could escape through the corner door of the back kitchen.

The boy came over: "Sir, you are here."

Qi Yue said: "A pot of Longjing, a fried cake, and a plate of melon seeds. That's all."

"Wait a minute, I'll prepare it for you... a pot of Longjing, and a portion of fried cake and melon seeds!"

The boy backed away with a yell.

"Seeing the stele of Li Ling, old Linggong Yang Jiye thought to himself, Li Ling of the Han Dynasty betrayed the country, why would someone erect a monument for him? Old Linggong took off his golden helmet and sighed: That's all! By the heavens, I, Yang Ye, have no power to kill the thief, so I can only sacrifice my loyalty! After saying this, the old Linggong yelled and bumped his head to death in front of the Li Ling stele! Later generations have poems lamenting Yang Ye: When the arrows are exhausted, the soldiers are killed and the fighting power is destroyed, the horses at the mouth of the Chen family can't return, and the loyalty and righteousness under the monument of Li Ling, the people of the ages are very sad!"

The storytelling "General Yang" is being performed on the stage.

The storyteller spit and gesticulated, and the tea drinkers listened with gusto.

Soon, refreshments were placed on the table one after another.

Qi Yue put a collection of poems "Tiger Collection" on the table, and a pack of Huangdao Xuanyang brand cigarettes was pressed in the corner of the book - this is the specific code name of the joint.

While drinking tea, he pretended to enjoy the storytelling performance with great interest.

After a while, a middle-aged man in black mink came over. He glanced at the poetry collection and cigarettes, and said with a smile, "Are you Police Officer Qi?"

Qi Yue looked at him: "You know me?"

The middle-aged man said: "On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, we met at the fellowship gathering held by the Peking Guild Hall."

"Oh, I remembered, you are Mr. Qiu."

Qi Yue pretended to do it and suddenly realized.

The above conversation is the code word of the two people's joint.

The middle-aged man—Qiu Weihan, the station chief of the Juntong Binjiang Station opened his chair and sat down, and said in a low voice: "If someone asks, this is the reason for our meeting."

At the fellowship meeting held in the Beiping Guild Hall, Qi Yue had something to leave early. Since Qiu Weihan said so, he must have been there at the time.

"Are you from Peking, too?"

Qi Yue poured Qiu Weihan a bowl of tea.

Qiu Weihan said, "No. I'm from Pinggu, and I studied at a university in Beiping."

He looked at Qi Yue for a while: "Working behind enemy lines is like walking on thin ice, and there is no room for sloppyness. Because of this, I have set up an inspection period for every newcomer. Only after passing the inspection will I consider meeting him. What is the content of it?"

Qi Yue thought for a while: "It's loyalty. Absolute loyalty to the military command and the party-state!"

Qiu Weihan nodded in satisfaction: "Very well said!"

The boy passed the table with a tray.

When the little guy walked away, Qiu Weihan said: "There is a company commander named Ruan Huaiyong in the security regiment. A few days ago, he was imprisoned by the Military Law Department for more than half a month because of reselling military supplies, and his rank was reduced to a second lieutenant. He was transferred to the city defense Patrol, for which he has been disgruntled, I have an idea..."

He paused and looked at Qi Yue.

Qi Yue tentatively asked: "Are you trying to instigate rebellion?"

Qiu Weihan said with a smile: "It seems that my idea is still feasible."

Qi Yue said: "The security regiment is responsible for the security in the city. If we can instigate an officer to rebel, it will be very beneficial to us."

Qiu Weihan said: "Ruan Huaiyong is also from Peiping, so I plan to ask you to take advantage of your fellow villager's relationship and find an opportunity to get in touch with him for a while to find out what he has to say. If possible, I will send someone to contact him directly."

This matter seems to be feasible, whether it is successful or not, Qi Yue will not reveal his identity.

(End of this chapter)