wind in the dark night

Chapter 42 Jiang Bin's Suspicion

Sunday.

Four forty in the afternoon.

Guangju teahouse.

Xu Tiehu chose the window seat.

Put a copy of the Kant Press on the table.

Today he changed into a long blue cloth gown, with two button-tabs untied on the collar, round glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a copper pipe dangling from his mouth. This image is no different from Lao Qin's usual appearance.

He knew very well in his heart that if Tsing Yi came, he wouldn't come in rashly to find someone, he would definitely observe secretly and judge which one was the "distant mountain".

——The person who is so familiar with the image of Lao Qin is of course the most likely to be one of his own.

The business of the teahouse is very good, and there is an endless stream of customers.

The time came to four fifty.

Jiang Bin entered the teahouse, looked around casually, saw Xu Tiehu, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and immediately walked over.

Xu Tiehu shook his head without any trace.

Jiang Bin sat down on another seat, beckoned to the waiter, and ordered some refreshments.

When it was six o'clock, "Tsing Yi" still didn't show up.

Xu Tiehu made tea money, got up and left.

When passing by Jiang Bin, he said softly: "Jiangpan Park."

Ten minutes later, Jiang Bin also checked out and left.

……

Jiangpan Park is also known as Jiangyan Park.

It takes about 10 minutes to walk from Guangju Tea House to Jiangpan Park.

Right now, in the park.

Xu Tiehu leaned on the railing and looked into the distance, silently smoking his pipe.

After a while, Jiang Bin walked over slowly and stopped by his side. They didn't look at each other, like two unrelated people.

The advantage of meeting here is that the park is open and the surroundings can be seen at a glance. If someone is watching secretly, they will definitely not be able to hide it from their eyes.

Jiang Bin looked at the river: "Old Xu, long time no see."

Xu Tiehu smiled and said, "It didn't take long, just over four months. People often say that after three days, you should be impressed by others. Your performance over the past four months has really made me scratch my eyeballs."

Jiang Bin said: "Old Xu, everyone is so familiar, don't make fun of me."

Xu Tiehu said: "It's not a joke, it's a relief."

Jiang Bin asked: "Have you seen Lao Yang?"

Xu Tiehu said: "See you, Lao Yang is full of praise for you."

Jiang Bin said: "Actually, I am still secondary. The main thing is that the leaders above are good."

Xu Tiehu praised: "Not arrogant or rash, very good."

Jiang Bin frowned: "Old Xu..."

Xu Tiehu said first: "What are you going to Guangju Teahouse for?"

Jiang Bin said: "The Secret Service Division is investigating the military command recently. One of my spies lives nearby. I waited for him in the teahouse to understand the situation and just go through the motions."

Xu Tiehu said: "Oh, so it turns out..."

Jiang Bin asked, "Why did you come to Binjiang suddenly?"

Xu Tiehu said: "The transfer of organizational work will take root in Binjiang in the future."

"Did you transfer to Binjiang?"

"Correct."

"Great, we can fight side by side again in the future!"

Jiang Bin couldn't restrain the excitement in his eyes.

Xu Tiehu said in a low voice: "Someone is coming..."

A pair of young men and women whispered softly and walked behind them holding hands.

When they walked away, Jiang Bin said: "Old Xu, I remember that you didn't even touch cigarettes before, why are you smoking cigarettes now?"

"I'm a prop..."

Xu Tiehu briefly talked about Lao Qin's affairs.

Lao Qin is dead, there is no need to hide the relevant situation from his own people.

Jiang Bin murmured, "Unexpectedly, Boss Qin is one of his own..."

Xu Tiehu asked: "Have you ever been to the Public Bookstore?"

Jiang Bin nodded: "I've been there once or twice."

Xu Tiehu smiled and said, "I remember, you have no interest in reading."

Jiang Bin also smiled: "You still know me, I'm a bookstore to accompany others..."

As he spoke, he raised his wrist and glanced at his watch.

Xu Tiehu asked: "Do you have something to do?"

Jiang Bin said: "A colleague from the Secret Service Department moved, and I made an appointment with him to visit his house. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether we go or not. We can make up any excuse."

Xu Tiehu said: "As a lurker, you should minimize your excuses, because the excuses are false and cannot withstand investigation. You go to work, I should go back."

"That's fine too."

"Goodbye."

"Take care of yourself."

The two left separately.

……

No. 14 Huaihua Lane.

Qi Yue stood on the stool and hung the newly bought clock on the wall.

After looking at it for a while, I turned to the left to straighten it.

"It's crooked, a little to the right."

Jiang Bin said while eating an apple.

Qi Yue looked back: "Scare me, when did you come?"

"Sneak an apple while you're hammering a nail into the wall."

Jiang Bin was sitting on the wicker chair.

"It looks like I'll have to lock the door in the future, and thieves won't know if a thief enters the house..."

Qi Yue jumped off the stool.

In fact, he saw Jiang Bin enter the yard from the reflection of the photo frame on the wall.

"It's okay if Du Juan isn't here. If she's here, it's easy to be misunderstood if you barge in the door in broad daylight."

Jiang Bin smiled maliciously.

Qi Yue said: "You are getting more and more out of shape."

Jiang Bin smiled and looked at the furnishings in the living room: "I took a quick look at it just now. This house is really nice. How long have you rented it for?"

Qi Yue said: "Sign it for three years, and pay the rent every six months."

Jiang Bin nodded: "It's really good. To be honest, I have the intention to move here."

Qi Yue said, "You can move here anytime you want."

Jiang Bin made a haha: "Forget it, I don't want to be that annoying light bulb...Hey, Qi Yue, have you read today's newspaper?"

Qi Yue said while making tea: "You mean, the news that Xie Jinyuan was killed?"

"Big event, didn't you watch it?"

"Looked."

"Which newspaper are you reading?"

"Kant News."

Qi Yue sat down and pushed the tea bowl to Jiang Bin's side.

Jiang Bin said: "The "Kant News" report is very detailed...Qi Yue, do you think Xie Jinyuan's death has anything to do with Nanjing?"

Qi Yue thought for a while: "It's hard to say, half and half."

"Why half and half?"

"If it's related, the Nanjing side has a motive for the murder, but if it's okay, it's Xie Jinyuan's subordinates who started the gourd case without evidence."

"Well, that makes sense."

Jiang Bin picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then said, "When I was in Xinjing, there was a bookstore near the police academy, do you remember?"

In fact, this is what he really wanted to ask.

I went around in a circle, just to make sure whether Qi Yue had read today's "Kant News".

Popular Bookstore is near the Central Police Academy.

The two times Jiang Bin went, he accompanied Qi Yue.

Lao Qin and Qi Yue are both from Peiping.

Generally speaking, it is easy to get acquainted with fellow villagers.

So, could that "Qing Yi" who lost contact with the organization be Qi Yue?

(End of this chapter)