Chapter 19 Chapter 19: Lijiang Spy

Guilin, Guangxi, is endowed with unique advantages, beautiful mountains and rivers, and is famous all over the world. "The four fields are flat land, and thousands of peaks go straight to the sky", "the water is a green belt, and the mountains are like jasper hairpins".It is really tall and straight peaks, lingering green water, and deep caves, all phenomena, like a fairyland. At the confluence of the Yangjiang River and the Chunjiang River, there is a gigantic monster, with its feet dipped in the river, its long nose curled up, and it is drinking with relish. This is the Elephant Trunk Mountain in Guilin.Kong Yong in the Ming Dynasty wrote a poem saying:

"The elephant's trunk clearly drinks the Jade River, and when the west wind absorbs the water, it responds to the waves. The green mountains are Rao Qixu, and they never get tired of seeing each other during the day." This morning, a tourist boat sailed from the Lijiang River. The boat was full of tourists from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China. The tour guide Jin Chi introduced the beautiful surrounding scenery to the tourists with relish. "Elephant Trunk Mountain was originally named Lishan Mountain. There are rocks on the mountainside, which are pierced left and right. It is commonly known as Elephant's Eye, so it is named Elephant Eye Rock. The east and west sides of the mountain have stone paths leading to the top. There is Puxian Pagoda on the top of the mountain, built in the Ming Dynasty. You see, it looks like a pagoda and a sword handle from a distance. According to legend, in the past, the Jade Emperor in the sky led a group of giant beasts to tour the south. The elephant was abandoned in the wilderness. Because of the pity of the farmers, he took care of him and recovered. Later, the elephant was grateful and tried his best to work for the villagers and rebuild their homes. Hearing the news, the Emperor of Heaven was furious, and immediately sent a decree to order the idol to return to heaven. , the god elephant resisted the order, was lured to the riverside by the heavenly general, and stabbed to death with a sword. Now you see the pagoda on the elephant's back, doesn't it look like a sword handle?"

The tourists gave a voice of admiration, and a young lady from Hong Kong asked: "Mr. Tour Guide, Guilin's landscape is really the best in the world!" Jin Chi pushed his glasses and said proudly: "This strange Elephant Trunk Mountain is very attractive. There is a poem in the Ming Dynasty that describes it: "The empty rock is full of eyes, soaking the sky in the water. The bright soul is thousands of mountains and white, and the empty room is eternal." Hanging. The seven stars are bright alone, and the eight osmanthus shadows are flying. I want to get a pill from the real cave in my spare time.'”

Jin Chi sighed softly, and said: "Elephant Trunk Mountain is indeed a miracle in the world. Look at the mountain piercing, isn't it the masterpiece of the creator? A clear and transparent round hole penetrates the mountains from the south to the north, like a mountain. A bright moon hangs on the top of the mountain. A misty picture of Chang'e flying to the moon suddenly appears in front of you, making it difficult for you to distinguish whether it is a beautiful scene in the sky or a fairyland on earth. Of course, it is most interesting to explain it with myths and legends. According to legend, there was a Fubo general Ma Yuan in ancient times. , Standing on the top of Fubo Mountain, drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, one arrow shot through three mountains, this is one of them. There is a stalactite cave at the foot of the mountain, and there are stalactites such as crystal needles, stone branches, and goose pipes in the cave, which are rare Rare treasure."

A tourist asked: "What else is there on the mountain?" Jin Chi said enthusiastically: "If you take this foothill and climb to the Yankou, you can look at Guicheng in the north, and the green peaks of the buildings are picturesque. Looking at the green fields in the south, you can see the green fields in the distance, and the rice fields are criss-crossing. It flows endlessly, rustling with sound, as if entering the vast cold, floating like a fairy!" The cruise ship passed Tashan Mountain and drove to Jingping Mountain. Jin Chi began to use his deep bass to say: "Don't dismiss the ugly, short and flat Jingping Mountain on Xifeng. In fact, beauty requires insight. , To find out the characteristics of beauty in the ordinary. The beauty of Jingping Mountain is not in itself, but in the strange shadow formed by its reflection in the water, which outlines a complete and symmetrical large porcelain vase that is unique in the world.”

All the tourists leaned over to look at it, and sure enough, a young lady pointed at them and said, "Our boat really looks like a flower in a porcelain vase." The cruise ship passed Douji Mountain and came to Weijiadu. A group of little girls selling water chestnuts with bamboo baskets came to the shore. Jin Chi shouted: "The Wei family has arrived, everyone can take a rest, there is a wonton restaurant on the shore, the water chestnuts here are big, full of water, no dregs, you can try it." The cruise ship slowly leaned against the shore, and people scrambled to get ashore.

Jin Chi did not go ashore, and one of the tourists from Hong Kong and Macau, a Miss Hong Kong, did not go ashore either. Miss Hong Kong said leisurely: "Guilin's mountains and rivers are certainly beautiful, but it's a pity that there are no plum blossoms!" Jin Chi said, "Now is not the season for plum blossoms." Miss Hong Kong: "Can you sing a poem about plums?" Jin Chi cleared his throat, and chanted: "Don't complain to the early morning, and urge each other day and night. A new flower with wind and dew, just like the west chamber waiting for the moon."

Miss Hong Kong said with a smile: "Sure enough, it is Mr. Jin Chi. When will I meet with my sister Bai Wei? I will come to get the important information. The CCP has made remarkable progress in the nuclear test in the Northwest. The higher authorities are very concerned about it. The headquarters sent me here Get information." Jin Chi smiled and said, "Then you must be Miss Bai Lei." This Miss Hong Kong is Bai Lei. She has not been seen in public since she was assassinated by CIA agents at the Broadcom Gambling Office in Hong Kong last time. This time, the Plum Blossom Party headquarters sent her to the mainland and could not contact Bai Wei. To obtain information on the development of nuclear weapons on the mainland.

"Which room do you live in at the Lijiang Hotel?" Jin Chi asked. "Room 508." "Tomorrow at ten o'clock in the evening, your sister will come to meet you. If it is safe, you can turn on the lamp on the table. If there is an emergency, turn off the light." In the evening, in an office of the Guilin Public Security Bureau, Xiao Ke turned on the miniature tape recorder, which revealed the conversation between Jin Chi and Bai Lei on the cruise ship.It turned out that after Xiao Ke rushed to Guilin from Wuhan, he immediately began to monitor Jin Chi, trying to find Jin Chi's contact person.Early this morning, Xiao Ke also boarded the cruise ship with Jin Chi. As a mainland tourist, Xiao Ke has been paying attention to Jin Chi's every move, and he is suspicious of the Hong Kong lady, because she always stares at Jin Chi, and reveals the engraving on her right arm. A plum blossom, which is a kind of tattoo.

Director Liu of the Investigation Division of the Guilin Public Security Bureau was also listening. After the recording was played, Lao Liu said to Xiao Ke: "I have sent people to monitor Jin Chi and the Hong Kong female guests of the Lijiang Hotel, and installed them in Room 508 where she lives. The audio and video equipment has been removed, and we just wait until ten o'clock tomorrow night to take joint action." Xiao Ke lit a cigarette and said, "Will that old fox Bai Wei take the bait? It seems that the enemy has obtained information about the atomic bomb and is eager to send it out."

Lao Liu firmly said: "We must block the channel of the Hong Kong female guest named Bai Lei, and prevent the information from leaking out, and the secrets of the party and the state must not be lost." Xiao Ke said: "I want to report to Beijing." Jin Chi lives in a dormitory building of the Guilin Municipal Tourism Bureau. This is a two-bedroom apartment building.At this time, his wife and child were already sound asleep, but he couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning... Jin Chi graduated from the Chinese Department of Fudan University in Shanghai ten years ago. After graduation, he was assigned to work in a newspaper office in Guangxi. During the "Anti-Rightist Movement" in 1957, he was labeled as a rightist because he gave some opinions to the leaders of the publishing house.Unconvinced, he continued to raise opinions, but was sentenced to labor reform.The Laogai farm is located in a desolate place in western Yunnan. He could not tolerate the miserable life of the labor camp, so he escaped late at night. He knew that if he fled back to his hometown in Guangxi, he would definitely return to the farm and suffer even worse. In desperation, he decided to take the road of treason, unable to escape abroad through the China-Myanmar border. He fumbled his way to the China-Myanmar border in southwestern Yunnan. One night, he jumped into a truck loaded with oil, poured out a barrel of oil, and got into the oil barrel himself. The truck passed the border and entered the mountains of Myanmar. Just after a journey, Jin Chi heard a burst of intense gunfire, and a group of Chinese-speaking people rushed down and surrounded the truck. One person yelled: "Brothers, this is good oil, move it up the mountain!" Jin Chi felt that two people moved away the oil barrel he was hiding in, and one cursed: "Mom, this oil barrel is so heavy!" Another person said: "80% of them have oily rats." After walking up the mountain for a while, the two people were so tired that they were out of breath, and one said: "I can't lift it anymore, this bucket is so heavy!" Another person said: "Open it and have a look." The lid of the oil drum was opened, and Jin Chi was exposed. It turned out that the two men were bandits from the Kuomintang. Both of them were wearing oil-stained military uniforms, with unshaven beards, and slung their carbines. When the two men saw that there was a person hidden in the barrel, they pulled the bolt together. When Jin Chi saw it, he hurriedly shouted: "Boss, don't hit me, I escaped!" "Damn it, isn't it a spy from the Communist Party?" one person asked. "No." Jin Chi briefly explained his experience. "Then I will wrong you first, and I will take you to see our teacher." A man tied him up and covered his eyes with a cloth. The mountain road was rugged, and after walking for about two hours, I came to a place. "Untie him!" A low and hoarse voice said. The blindfold was taken off, and Jin Chi's eyes were dim, and it was hard to see clearly that it was a wooden room, with a broken table, a few chairs, and an iron stove in the middle, cooking in a steamer on the iron stove. with a dog's head.Behind the desk sat a fat officer in a field coat, dusty and greasy.The officer was about sixty years old, with a weather-beaten appearance and a small pistol pinned to his belt. "Why did you flee here?" asked the officer. "There's no other way out," he said despondently, and then recounted what had happened to him. "What do you think of the Communist Party?" the officer asked again. "I don't want to join any party. I think the Communist Party is too vicious." A smile appeared on the officer's face.Then asked: "What do you think of the KMT?" Jin Shi replied: "The Kuomintang is corrupt and there are too many corrupt officials, which will bring disaster to the country and the people!" The officer roared: "You fucking don't pee on anyone, you're too arrogant!" "Boss, I'm telling the truth."Jin Chi argued strongly. "What boss! This is our division commander, division seat!" A soldier next to him corrected him. "Yes, Master, my ideal is to be a writer, and I want to write works like that!" Jin Chi's eyes sparkled. "Nerd!" the officer yelled. "What's the matter, this is someone's ideal!" Jin Chi muttered in a low voice. "Do you still want to go back?" "Master, please don't send me back, I will die if I go back!" Jin Chi yelled, blinking at the officer. The officer pondered for a moment, then said: "You must be hungry, eat something first." Jin Chi was taken into another wooden room, and someone brought a bamboo tray with two black steamed buns and a canned fish inside. Jin Chi was already panicking from hunger, and started to gobble it up. At night, Jin Chi lay on the kang tossing and turning, unable to sleep, with his hands behind his head, upset.This must be the garrison of the Kuomintang army. It is the remnant Kuomintang bandits who were dispersed by the People's Liberation Army. They all said that some of them fled to Burma, but I did not expect that I fell into their hands. Outside the house, the heavy footsteps of the sentinel made it difficult for him to sleep. At dawn, Jin Chi was awakened by a woman's voice, and a woman asked delicately, "Is that the man?" The officer's voice: "That's him, do you think he's qualified?"