wind in the dark night

Chapter 40
Two days later.

No. 14 Huaihua Lane.

Qi Yue waited in the yard.

He bought some daily necessities, all of which were curtains, bedding, pots and pans, etc. There were too many things to take, and the store would deliver them to the door in a while.

Qi Yue hired workers, cleaned it inside and out, and repainted the inner walls. It looked brand new, and it was no longer the dilapidated look it was before.

Now that you rent a house, you have to make people look like you are living a life.

There was a creaking sound at the courtyard door, and Du Juan, who was wearing a water-green cheongsam, carrying a white lady's leather bag, and holding a roll of newspaper, stepped in.

Qi Yue stepped forward: "Why are you here?"

Du Juan said: "You told me the address, so I'll find it. Anyway, it's not far away. Besides, my friend is happy to move to a new house. Isn't it the right time for me to come?"

Qi Yue was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say next.

"Just kidding, why are you so nervous?"

Du Juan handed the newspaper to Qi Yue.

This is the Kant Newspaper.

Qi Yue unfolded the newspaper, and the headline on the front page was boldly written: Xie Jinyuan was assassinated in an isolated barracks, and Nanjing denied any involvement in the murder.

The bottom is the news details: In the early morning of April 4th, the solitary barracks had routine morning exercises. After Xie Jinyuan inspected the barracks, he went to the kitchen to check and found that privates Hao Dingcheng, Zhang Wenqing, Zhang Wenshun, and You Yaoliang were not doing exercises, so he went up to ask why.Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Hao Dingcheng and others swarmed up with pickaxes and daggers, stabbing Xie Jinyuan seriously.The murderer was caught on the spot.Xie Jinyuan died at 24:6 p.m. that day due to excessive blood loss.

Qi Yue held the newspaper and sat slowly on the rattan chair. After a while, he said slowly: "When Chen Gongbo was the mayor of Shanghai, he sent people many times to persuade the head of Xie to surrender, and promised a puppet government In the first post of Army Commander, Commander Xie tore up the letter of appointment and scolded Chen Gongbo as a traitor in front of the people who came. The head of the group once again sternly refused..."

Qi Yue suddenly choked up.

Turn to look out the window.

Du Juan knelt down and gently held Qi Yue's hand: "We all have to mourn."

Qi Yue took a deep breath: "Do you know why I joined the military command?"

Du Juan thought for a while: "Because of the leader Xie?"

Qi Yue nodded: "When I was studying, my classmates chatted in private. Some people thought that since the task was completed, continuing to stick to the Four Lines Warehouse was not a strategy that a general should have, but a show of courage. But in my opinion, What Commander Xie is guarding is not a four-element warehouse, what he is guarding is the soul of the nation, the integrity of the Chinese people, and the belief of swearing to the death to resist foreign humiliation!"

Du Juan was also very emotional: "The Battle of Sixing Warehouse inspired thousands of young people to join the army. Commander Xie is called a national hero, and he deserves it..."

"Anyone at home?"

Someone outside the courtyard gate looked into the house.

Qi Yue got up and saw that there was a cart parked outside the gate, and the person who came was the boy sent by the store to deliver the goods, so he said, "Someone, come in."

The boy dragged the cart into the yard and carried goods into the house one by one.

At this time, the importance of women is revealed.

Du Juan was not idle for a moment, directing the little guy to put things in an orderly manner.

Normally, the delivery person can leave after delivering the goods. If it were someone else, the boy might not be willing to work more, but in front of this charming woman, he seemed willing.

After an hour, it was finally over.

The little guy wiped the sweat from his forehead, pulled up the cart and started to leave.

Du Juan stopped him, took out two banknotes from his wallet, and handed them to him: "My sister is not in vain, you have worked hard today, I am a little bit, take it."

The boy bowed and said, "Thank you, madam!"

Then Qiyue bowed again: "Thank you sir!"

After saying these two sentences, he happily pulled the cart out of the yard. This extra income was more than the wages he earned in a day.

Qi Yue never moved.

Sitting on a wicker chair casually flipping through the newspaper.

Du Juan walked over, sat on another wicker chair, and said with a feigned annoyance, "You're acting like you're throwing your hands away as a shopkeeper, so you don't even say you're here to help."

Qi Yue said: "In the eyes of outsiders, I am the head of the family, and I should be like this."

"A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, are you still guarding against him?"

Rhododendron is somewhat disapproving.

Qi Yue said sternly: "Du Juan, you can't have such thoughts. In our business, we must be careful everywhere, and we must not show our feet in front of anyone. What's wrong with fifteen or sixteen? - Is he a spy sent by the enemy?"

Du Juan's heart trembled: "That's right, you're right, I was careless."

She then smiled and said, "It's really hard for you. You actually read such a boring newspaper for so long just to put on the airs of the head of the family."

Qi Yue also laughed: "I can't just sit still."

The Puppet Manchukuo authorities implemented a strict news censorship system, and the content of the newspapers was the same, except that the enemy was in dire straits, and the other was the praise of the Japanese and puppets.

This "Kant News" is also the same, almost all of the newspapers in the four editions are of this kind of news.

"Why do you suddenly want to move out?"

Du Juan asked casually.

Qi Yue said: "Basically the people who live in the dormitory are police officers. I was promoted to a police officer, and my salary has also increased a lot. Generally speaking, if I get promoted and get rich, I will definitely seek a better living environment. Moreover, I am now Liu Wenlong's The deputy has a different identity. It will make people feel strange to continue to live in a place like a dormitory. If it makes people feel strange, it will attract attention, and for a lurker, being noticed is an extremely dangerous thing thing!"

Du Juan looked at Qi Yue: "No wonder the station master said that you are a genius agent."

Qi Yue smiled wryly: "When I have a chance, I will definitely ask the station master, don't praise me any more."

Du Juan smiled and said, "Isn't it good to be praised?"

Qi Yue sighed: "It's so cold at the top, I'm afraid that if I don't do it well, I will fall from these praises, and my nose and face will be bruised and my face will be swollen!"

Du Juan couldn't help laughing: "Are you laughing at yourself?"

"It's not self-deprecating, it's a spur to myself."

Qi Yue said seriously.

"Take a tour of your new home!"

Du Juan got up and left the living room.

Qi Yue was behind her.

Du Juan walked happily and said: "The house is really nice, and the workmanship is quite exquisite. You can see the pattern on the window lattice, which is rarely seen in common people's homes...By the way, Qi Yue, what does the landlord's house do?"

Qi Yue said: "The man works for the Salt Administration, but the woman doesn't seem to do anything."

Du Juan nodded: "That's no wonder, the Salt Administration is fat and oily, and the family is rich. It is rumored that once, the director of the Salt Administration drank too much wine, and said to his subordinates with his tongue that his department Mayor, even if the mayor is exchanged with him, he will not change..."

(End of this chapter)