Chapter 7 Chapter Six

The fog has lightened a lot, the blue sky can be seen vaguely, the trees have grown green branches and leaves, and people's clothes are no longer bloated.Spring seems to appear so suddenly.The warm sun shone down, and there were more people on the street. Not far from Yuchuan Silk Shop in the central district of Chongqing, there is a coffee shop that is not big but looks very western and fashionable.The large glass windows facing the street of the coffee shop are polished brightly, reflecting the pedestrians on the street and the occasional rickshaws passing by.Xia Xinli, who was sitting in the coffee shop, was looking out through the glass window.A waiter brought two cups of coffee and placed them in front of Xia Xinli and Gu Hongyuan who was opposite him.

Xia Xinli said: The coffee here is very good.I am afraid it is the best taste in Chongqing. Gu Hongyuan stirred the cup gently: I still have coffee brought from England, and it will definitely be better than the one here. Xia Xinli laughed: Don't just mention England to me, I am now an out-and-out "earth road".He lowered his voice when he said "Tubalu". Gu Hongyuan also smiled: Stop being so sneaky.You can't ask me out for coffee, can you? Xia Xinli looked at him and said seriously: British Ambassador Carl has arrived in Chongqing, have you seen him? Gu Hongyuan: I saw it once.It was with Robert.Come on, what do you want to know?

Xia Xinli: I want to know the specific content of the talks between Ambassador Carl and Chiang Kai-shek, because I am very worried... Gu Hongyuan corrected: You are very worried. Xia Xinli smiled: You are right, Yan'an is very worried that the purpose of Ambassador Karl's visit this time is to conduct so-called peace mediation between the Japanese and Chiang Kai-shek. Gu Hongyuan: Are you worrying too much?Hitler made the whole of Europe fraught with crisis, how could the British government have the energy to mediate the war between China and Japan? Xia Xinli shook his head and began to explain his point of view.Xia Xinli believed that the series of policies of the Chamberlain government showed that while Britain was desperately trying not to let the flames of war in Europe spread to its own land, it was also trying to direct Hitler's attack to the Soviet Union.This not only ensured the safety of Britain, but also strangled communism in Europe with Hitler's power.However, it is not so easy to achieve this goal, because it is very difficult to completely defeat the Soviet Union relying on Hitler's army alone, and Hitler himself will have concerns if he makes such a determination.For Hitler to make up his mind to solve the Soviet Union, it is best to have the Japanese as an ally to attack the Soviet Union from the east, so that the Soviet Union will fall into a situation where it is surrounded by enemies.However, the Japanese army is currently too deep in China, and the battle line is too long. Although they hate and covet the Soviet Union, they are obviously unable to do what they want.

After listening to it, Gu Hongyuan thought for a while before saying: Your analysis makes sense.That is to say, only by letting the Japanese get out of the war in China and attack the Soviet Union with the Germans can the war be truly kept away from Europe. Xia Xinli: The fastest way to get the Japanese out of China is to realize the so-called peace between China and Japan.I think the British government may be making such calculations. Gu Hongyuan: But Chamberlain should know that it is impossible for China to negotiate peace with Japan now!Unless most of China is ceded to Japan. Xia Xinli was a little worried: It's not completely impossible.Although Chiang Kai-shek's determination to resist the war was stronger than before, his consistent anti-communist stance and the lobbying of those pro-Japanese factions around him may make Chiang Kai-shek do foolish things.Once such a situation arises, the situation of the nation's unified war of resistance that has been formed with great difficulty will be destroyed, and China's fate will be unpredictable.Therefore, we want to know whether Ambassador Carl is really here to mediate the peace talks, and what is Chiang Kai-shek's attitude.

Gu Hongyuan: I will try my best.But it is impossible for Ambassador Carl and I to talk in depth. Xia Xinli: I know that.Robert has a good personal relationship with Ambassador Carl, maybe you can learn more useful things from Robert.How about it, would you like to help me with this? Gu Hongyuan readily agreed. There is a famous food street in the center of Chongqing.This is the kind of street that is very common in mountain cities, with a steep slope and curves.Many large and small restaurants are concentrated here, and the lights are fairly bright.Gu Hongyuan, Gu Guosong and Robert sat in a North Korean barbecue restaurant that looked different.Due to the war, many North Koreans came to Chongqing, including Li Dongning, the veteran of the North Korean anti-Japanese independence movement, and even the North Korean anti-Japanese interim government moved to Chongqing.The boss is a North Korean man in his fifties who speaks not-so-fluent Chinese and personally delivers food to the table for them.The coals on the table were red, and the room was filled with blue smoke from the barbecue.

While the three of them were drinking, Gu Hongyuan kept testing Robert, hoping to learn something about the talks between Karl and Chiang Kai-shek from him.Unexpectedly, Robert kept his mouth shut and never gave Gu Hongyuan a chance.Gu Hongyuan was a little disappointed. Just when he didn't know what to do, Monica Rossi, the wife of the military attache of the Italian Embassy in China, appeared at the door of the shop.Overjoyed, Robert took Monica into the restaurant and hurriedly introduced it to Gu Hongyuan and his son.When Robert, who was single, saw such a gorgeous and fashionable woman, of course his mind was not on Gu Hongyuan and the others, he only cared about striking up a conversation with Monica.Seeing this, Gu Hongyuan had no choice but to take his son and Robert to leave, and paid the bill very generously first.

The departure of Gu Hongyuan and his son was of course what Robert wished for. He immediately gave up his seat to Monica graciously, and then began to chat with this Italian woman until the dead of night, until both of them were already very drunk.When Robert sent Monica home and walked back to his and Gu Hongyuan's residence with unsteady steps, he was still in high spirits, constantly reminiscing about the light kiss on his cheek when Monica said goodbye. Robert pushed open the door drunkenly, walked into the living room, and was surprised to find that Gu Hongyuan was not asleep, and was still sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a book, holding a glass of wine in his hand, smiling, and looking at Robert.

Robert tried his best to control his body, came to sit down opposite him, smiled and said: Old friend, are you drinking alone? Gu Hongyuan: Yes, because I gave up all the wine to you and that charming Monica. Robert laughed: You are right.The charm of an Italian woman is always irresistible. Gu Hongyuan smiled: Have another drink?With that said, he got up and poured a glass of wine for Robert, and placed it in front of him. Still very excited, Robert clinked glasses with Gu Hongyuan: Don't you want to know what happened tonight?why don't you ask meIs it because of jealousy? Gu Hongyuan laughed: What am I jealous of?I can't compare your attractiveness to women.

Robert smiled very usefully: You oriental men can't do it. Gu Hongyuan said: I thought you would bring her back for the night. Robert pretended to be very serious: what do you want me to do?Destroy the relationship between Britain and Italy?She is the wife of an Italian military attache. Gu Hongyuan: What is sabotage, it is strengthening the relationship between the two countries. Robert laughed: such a point of view is very interesting.It is a pity that the respected military attache is still in Chongqing! Gu Hongyuan: What will that hinder?I believe you will have a chance.soon. Robert happily toasted him, and was about to continue talking when Gu Hongyuan suddenly got up and said: Good night.You must be busy with Ambassador Carl tomorrow.

Robert grabbed him and poured wine into the two glasses again: No, Karl will leave here tomorrow morning.His mission was accomplished. Gu Hongyuan casually: Really?Such an easy mission? The drunken Robert became visibly chattering: Easy mission?That was a difficult mission.Maybe I should say this, Karl's mission is over. Gu Hongyuan smiled: How do you understand? Robert asked mysteriously: Can you guess Karl's real intention of coming to see Chiang Kai-shek this time? Gu Hongyuan casually gave the answer: peaceful mediation between China and Japan. Robert looked at Gu Hongyuan in surprise: You really surprised me.

Gu Hongyuan smiled: This does not require wisdom, because the British government's intention to lead the war to the Soviet Union is consistent and undisguised. Robert even showed a hint of admiration, and at the same time felt that there was no need to hide anything from a sensible person like Gu Hongyuan, so he became even more chattering: You are right, Karl came to Chongqing to implement the decision of the British government to take Chiang Kai-shek and The Japanese pulled to the negotiating table. Gu Hongyuan: So that the Japanese would be free to attack the Soviet Union with the Germans?But I think this is impossible, because now the Chinese will not agree to peace talks. Robert: You're right again.So I say Carl's mission is over.do you understand?Because the British opinion was rejected by Chiang Kai-shek. Gu Hongyuan smiled: Really?This is good news for China. Robert: In fact, Carl also said in private that Chamberlain may just want to sign something similar to the "Munich Agreement" in Asia.However, Karl believes that China does not want to become the Czechoslovakia of the East. Gu Hongyuan: I agree with the ambassador's judgment. Robert went on to say: Chiang Kai-shek asked Britain to pay attention to the Japanese army's recent military occupation of Hainan Island and Nansha. He believed that with the arrogance of the Japanese soldiers, they would definitely continue to march south and capture British territories in Southeast Asia.By that time, Britain will definitely be dragged into the war... Gu Hongyuan is very satisfied, he has obtained what he wanted, or what Xia Xinli wanted.So he decided to take the initiative to end the conversation.He drank the wine in the glass and stood up: it was too late, I was too sleepy to keep my eyes open.Good night. Robert looked at his back: good night.It seems that you have no interest in such topics. In order to prepare for the strategic bombing of Chongqing, the Japanese invaders established a flight base in the occupied Hankou and named it "W Base".At a meeting this afternoon, Major General Saburo Endo, commander of the Japanese Army's Third Flying Regiment, officially issued the "Operation Order No. 100" to his subordinates, announcing the start of the Chongqing bombing.After the meeting adjourned, the officers and soldiers of the Third Flying Regiment actively started pre-war preparations.The end of the foggy season in Chongqing means that large-scale bombing can be carried out.Therefore, those tentative bombings carried out before that are completely worthless. Preparations continued until dusk. The dull setting sun shone on the tarmac. Dozens of neatly arranged heavy bombers lay there quietly. The glass in the cockpit refracted the sunlight, which even looked gorgeous.Underneath an aircraft, mechanic Tomoo Marukawa was reinstalling the machine gun under the nose after dismantling and repairing it. The messy parts were spread out on a piece of oil-stained felt.Tomoo Marukawa still looks very young, with a childish look on his round face.However, he doesn't seem to lack experience in work, and he works very seriously and confidently by himself. A Japanese army truck drove over, and there were many soldiers singing loudly on it.As the truck passed in front of Tomoo Marukawa, a soldier slapped the roof of the cab hard, and the truck stopped. The soldiers in the car shouted: Marukawa-kun, come with us into the city! Tomoo Marukawa glanced at it, didn't speak, and continued with the work in hand, which caused a burst of mocking screams from the soldiers in the car. Yoshioka, the bombardier on the same crew as Marukawa Tomoo, simply jumped out of the car, came to Marukawa Tomoo, and pushed him: Hey!Can't you hear me? Tomoo Marukawa: I'm still working. Ji Gang pulled him out from under the plane: let's go, we're going to find a place to have a good drink. Marukawa Tomoo struggled to break free from his hand, looking a little annoyed. Ji Gang looked at him in surprise: You don't know that the bombing order has been issued, do you?Maybe this is the last time you can leave the base. Marukawa Zhixiong looked at him arrogantly: I know the order to bomb Chongqing.Seeing you like this, I am starting to worry about how such an important task can be completed! Ji Gang was stunned.At this time, the soldiers in the car burst out laughing.Only then did Yoshioka recover, patted Marukawa Tomoo on the head, and said angrily: What are you talking about? ! Tomoo Marukawa ignored everyone's ridicule, and asked the soldiers in the car stubbornly: Are you ready to bomb the wartime capital of China and completely break the resistance of the Chinese people? ! His answer was still everyone's ridicule.The truck restarted, and the soldier named Yoshioka kicked Tomoo Marukawa half-jokingly, turned and ran to catch up with the truck, and climbed up. Tomoo Marukawa angrily picked up the barrel of the gun on the ground, and made a gesture of shooting at the truck, cursing: You bastards! the same evening. The anti-aircraft artillery position on the hillside outside Chongqing, the anti-aircraft guns are covered by camouflage nets and hidden in the green trees.At the foot of the mountain not far from the position, a cool stream flows slowly.The brilliance of the setting sun passes through the woods, casting shining spots of light, and there are birds chirping in the woods.Under the warm sunset, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old rural girl came to the stream with a bucket made of half a gourd. Slowly scoop water into the bucket.The sparkling water reflected her smooth and rosy face, and ignited the light and shadow in her beautiful eyes. In the woods not far from her, a few birds seemed to be disturbed and flew up chirping.The girl glanced up involuntarily, then scooped water into the bucket. In the woods, where the birds flew up, Zhang Xudong hid behind a tree trunk, quietly watching the girl by the water.In his eyes, the girl, the creek, the sunset, and the waves are simply a tranquil landscape painting. Both buckets are full.The girl bent down, tossed a long braid behind her, and picked up the bucket with ease and walked away along the path she had come from.The path stretches across a flat field and leads to an ordinary farmhouse with thatched cottage. Zhang Xudong looked at the girl going away and smiled.It is the kind of very youthful and innocent smile. The whistle for dinner came from the barracks, and Zhang Xudong hurriedly left the woods. At the air force base outside Chongqing, Gu Guosong and many mechanics are maintaining a small number of more than a dozen fighter jets.But these planes are so dilapidated that almost all maintenance has turned into repairs of varying degrees.Under each aircraft, there is almost a large pile of disassembled parts.An Fuyao's plane seemed to be more of a problem. Gu Guosong had already removed the propellers from the plane's engine and placed them on the ground. At this time, An Fuyao came to the plane and kicked the propeller on the ground. Gu Guosong hastily stopped him: Don't kick, don't kick!You still want to cause trouble for me? An Fuyao smiled: This broken plane can't be broken with another kick, and it won't get better if you don't kick it. Gu Guosong smiled helplessly: You are right. An Fuyao: Can it be fixed in a few days? Gu Guosong said half-jokingly: Repaired?It would be nice to be able to put it back together as it is. An Fuyao: No kidding.I want to use it to kill a few more planes of the Japanese devils! Gu Guosong: I'm not kidding.It's not bad if such a broken thing can fly again, you still expect to use it to fight the Japanese in the air? An Fuyao patted him on the shoulder: Brother, look at the other planes, aren't they all the same?There is nothing to complain about, this is the actual situation of our Chinese Air Force.Besides, it's me and not you who use this shit to fight in the sky.Stop talking so much nonsense. Gu Guosong looked at the same broken planes as here, and asked: Do you know that overseas Chinese are donating money to the Chinese Air Force? An Fuyao: I have heard of it. Gu Guosong: Many overseas Chinese donated generously when they heard that they were buying fighter jets for the Chinese Air Force.The money donated by my mother alone should be able to buy half a fighter jet. An Fuyao was surprised: Is your family a rich man? Gu Guosong ignored him: I was surprised that I donated so much money, why did I go back to China and see that there were still all these old, broken planes? An Fuyao said with a smile: "The money is probably all in Kong Xiangxi's family's treasury!" Gu Guosong asked: Who is Kong Xiangxi? An Fuyao: The Minister of Finance of the Nationalist Government! Gu Guosong smiled helplessly.An Fuyao got up and was about to leave. He looked up at the clearer sky and said, "Hurry up!"bro.One day the Japanese planes come and I can't take off to fight, but don't blame me for being rude. Gu Guosong looked at him, sighed, and kicked the propeller: I hope this thing can never be repaired again.Letting you drive it to fight the Japanese in the air will harm you. An Fuyao gave him a serious look: What do you want to do?I warn you, don't mess around! Watching An Fuyao leave, Gu Guosong suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly called him: "Wait a minute!" An Fuyao looked back at him.Gu Guosong untied his oily overalls and took out a movie ticket from the military uniform pocket inside. An Fuyao was curious: What the hell? Gu Guosong: A woman came to see you at noon today, but you are not here.She asked me to give you this theater ticket, please go. An Fuyao snatched it over and laughed happily: Did she say this was her performance? Gu Guosong: I don't know, it seems to be some kind of drama.That girl is a drama actress? An Fuyao boasted: Do you think she looks like a drama actor? Gu Guosong smiled: That can't be your girlfriend, can it?Make you so proud! An Fuyao said: What if she is? Gu Guosong blurted out: Then you should stop being an air force as soon as possible!You can't let such a beautiful person become... An Fuyao's gloomy face made him dare not continue. On the street outside Zhou's mansion, a spy disguised as a shoemaker sat at the intersection, tinkling on the soles of his shoes, and another spy wandered back and forth on the side of the street.Opposite the Zhou mansion, there are several dilapidated low-rise private houses, one of which is used by the secret service as a surveillance base.The room was very dark, Zheng Ming sat on a broken chair, with his feet raised high, observing the opposite Zhou mansion through the half-open door.A very boring look. Xia Xinli came out of the Zhou mansion with a briefcase between his arms.When passing by the shoemaker, the shoemaker looked up at him and said: Sir, shine your shoes! Xia Xinli turned his head and smiled, the kind of ridicule that had already seen through the other party.The shoemaker hurriedly avoided his gaze, and continued to work. Another spy left the street, got into the house and came to Zheng Ming's door, and asked in a low voice: Do you want to keep an eye on it?boss. Zheng Ming stretched and stood up, opened the door: Leave it to me.How fucking boring! The spy didn't know who he was scolding, so he returned to the street without saying a word. Xia Xinli had already walked a long way, Zheng Ming trotted a few steps and followed him from a distance.Xia Xinli left in a hurry and looked at his watch, but he didn't suspect that someone was following him.Zheng Ming followed Xia Xinli all the time, keeping a proper distance.Not long after, Xia Xinli walked to the open space in front of Jimin Hospital. He stopped and looked at his watch again.Zheng Ming, who was about 50 meters away, immediately became vigilant, because from another direction, he saw a man wearing a captain's military uniform walking in. After seeing Xia Xinli, he rushed up and walked with Xia Xinli.Zheng Ming thought it might be a meeting, and was trying to get closer, but saw them smiling and walking towards Sun Xiangmeng, Xiaohua, and Yu Nanping who came out of the hospital.Zheng Ming hurriedly stood aside. Xiaohua's illness has been cured.Xia Xinli and Xia Chengyuan came in a hurry to welcome Xiaohua out of the hospital, but they were still a little late.Xia Chengyuan hugged the child happily, and Xia Xinli also leaned over to kiss him. Yu Nanping glanced at Xia Xinli, said with a smile: If you are later, we will all leave. Xia Xinli said in a low voice: I went to Vice Chairman Zhou to report the situation. Yu Nanping said: I am surprised, what important situation can you have?This morning, Vice Chairman Zhou asked me why you didn't go to see him. Xia Xinli smiled mysteriously: Sorry, I have no comment. Because of Xiaohua's discharge from the hospital, Sun Xiangmeng is also in a good mood.She took the child from Xia Chengyuan's hand and said: Come down quickly.Let dad drive us home by motorcycle. Xia Chengyuan asked Xiaohua: Do you want to go home? Xiaohua: I still don’t know what home is like. Yu Nanping: Really!The child stayed in the hospital when he arrived in Chongqing. Xia Chengyuan said at this time: Xiangmeng, I still have something to do, only you take Xiaohua back first. Sun Xiangmeng looked at him unhappily: Why are you always busy?Finally, the child was discharged from the hospital today! Xia Xinli hurriedly helped his son out of the siege and said: Forget it, let him go.Then mom, grandparents and grandparents will send Xiaohua home together! After the family broke up at the hospital gate, Xia Chengyuan left alone.After making a judgment, Zheng Ming gave up on Xia Xinli and followed Xia Chengyuan. A western restaurant next to the street in the city is brightly lit.There are quite a lot of customers in the restaurant, and it seems very lively when people come and go.Zheng Ming sat in a corner, but had a good view.He seemed to be waiting for someone, a newspaper covered most of his face.Across the newspaper, his eyes flicked to the next table from time to time, where Xia Chengyuan and Yang Chunxue were sitting.Zheng Ming followed Xia Chengyuan here, but found that the man in the captain's uniform came here to meet a beautiful woman.Zheng Ming quickly made a judgment——Xia Chengyuan came here behind his back to meet this fashionable woman.Of course, this made him very unhappy. Xia Chengyuan and Yang Chunxue didn't know that Zheng Ming was watching them. They were very happy, and Yang Chunxue laughed crisply from time to time. Yang Chunxue picked up the wine glass and said, "Have a drink with me." Xia Chengyuan smiled and asked: Why are you cheering? Yang Chunxue said: Of course it is because your son was discharged from the hospital today! A trace of unnaturalness flashed across Xia Chengyuan's face, and he smiled awkwardly. Yang Chunxue felt it and asked: What's wrong?You don't seem very happy... Xia Chengyuan quickly adjusted his mood: why are you unhappy?Xiaohua was able to leave the hospital thanks to the help of you and your husband.Come on, count me in thank you! After toasting with Xia Chengyuan, Yang Chunxue was still holding the wine glass, looked at him with some blurred eyes, and then gently held Xia Chengyuan's hand.The two looked at each other silently, with the same satisfaction and the same confusion in their eyes. At this time, Tang Shangjun and a few men and women who knew at a glance that they were from the literary and art circles came in.Yang Chunxue spotted her husband in time, and quickly let go of Xia Chengyuan's hand.Tang Shangjun also saw them and hurried over.Although Yang Chunxue had returned to normal and waved at him, he still couldn't hide his suspicion and surprise when he came in front of the two of them.Xia Chengyuan pretended to be calm, and shook hands with Tang Shangjun enthusiastically. Tang Shangjun asked: Is the child cured? Xia Chengyuan: All right.I just told your wife that the child has been discharged from the hospital today.I really want to thank you both. Tang Shangjun said ambiguously: You and Chun Xue are old friends, so you don't have to be polite.Let's talk, I still have a few friends over there. After walking a few steps, he turned back to Yang Chunxue and said, "Chunxue, why don't you come over and sit with them later?" Yang Chunxue smiled: I know. Watching him go, Yang Chunxue and Xia Chengyuan looked at each other with some trepidation, and their smiles were a little forced. Yang Chunxue finally said: How could we meet here. Xia Chengyuan smiled wryly: I'll go first, you go and accompany them. Yang Chunxue could only smile wryly, watching Xia Chengyuan go away. Seeing Xia Chengyuan leaving, Zheng Ming put down the newspaper in his hand, and looked at Yang Chunxue who was returning to her husband with interest.Now, he no longer plans to follow anyone. Although it was daytime, a few headlights were still turned on in the war room of the Chongqing Air Defense Command due to insufficient light.There are some "Japanese aircraft attack route map", "air raid warning distribution diagram", "urban warning distribution map" and so on on several walls.In the war room, the staff and radio personnel are busy. On the large table in the center of the room, deputy staff officer Jiang Qingdong and several staff officers were leaning over a "Chongqing Air Defense Firepower Distribution Map".A staff officer reported:...From the past situation, once the enemy plane flew over Chongqing, it was unrealistic to expect Air Force fighter jets to take off and intercept it. We could only rely on anti-aircraft guns on the ground to form a firepower network.There should be no problem with the overall layout of our antiaircraft artillery positions. Jiang Qingdong looked at him: It's over? The man replied: It's over. Jiang Qingdong said unhappily: You've been talking nonsense for a long time!We have no control over the affairs of the Air Force. Even if there is a problem with the overall layout of the anti-aircraft artillery positions, it is too late to adjust. First, there is no time, and second, there is no new anti-aircraft artillery for us.What I want to ask you is what should we do now that our anti-aircraft guns have insufficient range?In summer, without the cover of clouds and fog, the visibility is greatly improved, and enemy planes can drop bombs at higher altitudes, so our anti-aircraft guns cannot stop the bombing of enemy planes at all. An officer smiled and said: Deputy Chief of Staff, the range is not enough, this is not a problem we can solve. Jiang Qingdong smiled wryly. At this time, an adjutant came to him and whispered: Commander, please go over. Jiang Qingdong said to the staff: I can't think of a way here. Everyone goes to the various anti-aircraft artillery positions to see, at least they can learn more about the situation. As he said that, he left the war room and quickly came to the office of Liu Zhi, commander of the Air Defense Command.Liu Zhi, who was sitting behind the desk, heard him coming in, looked up from the pages in front of him, saw him coming in front of him, and then handed him a photo on the desk: Do you know this person? Jiang Qingdong took the photo and looked at it. The person in the photo was Xia Chengyuan.He replied: He is Xia Chengyuan from the engineering battalion, an EOD expert borrowed from the arsenal.what happened? Liu Zhi handed him a few more pages: You can read it.This is the material forwarded by the military commander today. This Xia Chengyuan was targeted by them. Jiang Qingdong continued to read the materials with some unease: his father was a reporter from "Xinhua Daily" and his mother was a reporter at the Eighth Route Army's office. These had long been in his files.I know all about it. Liu Zhi: Just keep watching.People from the Intelligence Department found that he had close contacts with an actress from Shanghai, and that person's husband had just arrived from Hong Kong.Relationships are complicated. After Jiang Qingdong finished reading, because he felt that it was worthless, he seemed a little more relaxed: What did they suspect? Liu Zhi: I suspect that the woman is the Communist Party, and I also suspect that the person from Hong Kong has something to do with Wang Jingwei. Jiang Qingdong smiled: Commander, isn't this ridiculous? Liu Zhi glanced at him: Absurd or not, you and I don't count.But since Xia Chengyuan is being targeted by them, let's not make trouble for ourselves. Jiang Qingdong asked puzzledly: What do you mean? Liu Zhi: Let him go back to his original place. Jiang Qingdong immediately objected: This is not acceptable.Xia Chengyuan is an EOD expert specially invited by the engineering battalion. The Japanese bombing on a larger scale is about to begin, and it is impossible to do without this person. Liu Zhi: But if something goes wrong with him, it will be bad luck for you and me. Jiang Qingdong said: Commander, Xia Chengyuan is just an engineer, and even the captain's uniform was lent to him, what could be wrong with him?It is impossible for him to have access to any classified information.When the enemy is present, there is no doubt about the employment, and no doubt about the suspect.I think those guys in the military command are just looking for trouble when they are full! Liu Zhi looked at him, and spoke very tactfully: I can agree with you in private, and I won't force you to transfer Xia Chengyuan away immediately.But you need to understand the responsibilities you may have.understand? Jiang Qingdong replied bluntly: I understand that if something goes wrong, the commander will not be affected. On the antiaircraft artillery positions covered by camouflage nets on the outskirts of Chongqing, Zhang Xudong, Du Zhiguo and two new soldiers walked down the hillside along the forest path and returned to the barracks with guns in their arms after changing the guard.Du Zhiguo followed behind listlessly. Zhang Xudong stopped at a corner: Shall I take you to a good place? Du Zhiguo shook his head and continued walking. Zhang Xudong stopped him: don't be so listless.Come with me! He involuntarily dragged Du Zhiguo away from the path and into the woods below.They came behind a pile of bushes, Zhang Xudong motioned Du Zhiguo to squat down, Du Zhiguo looked at Zhang Xudong puzzled, Zhang Xudong pointed to the slowly flowing stream below.Through the bushes, Du Zhiguo saw what Zhang Xudong wanted to see.By the creek, the girl squatted there as usual, brushing away the sundries on the surface of the water with a ladle, and ladling the water into the bucket unhurriedly.Her face is still so peaceful, and the sparkling light is still flickering and jumping in her eyes. Zhang Xudong nudged Du Zhiguo lightly with his elbow, and asked him with his eyes: How is it? Du Zhiguo just smiled faintly. Although he was also looking at the girl, he was obviously not in the obsessive way Zhang Xudong was. The girl scooped up the water, bent down, habitually threw her long braids back, picked up the bucket and left. Looking at the girl going away, Zhang Xudong smiled and asked: Is this girl pretty? Du Zhiguo: You don't come here every day to take a peek, do you?I'm afraid it's time for you to find a wife. Zhang Xudong glared at him: Du Zhiguo, don't think of me in a wrong way! Du Zhiguo smiled: Then you just marry her. Zhang Xudong also smiled and said: So what if I just marry her?At least she will look better than your daughter-in-law! Du Zhiguo: It looks good but can't be eaten.Let's go, dinner is ready.