Chapter 9 Chapter 8 Self-sacrifice

Before he could speak, Li Lijun grabbed Xu Congliang's shoulder with his already immobile hand, and he said firmly: "Don't fight with me, a dying person! If, if you can get this result ...That means I have made another contribution to the party... I will die with no regrets! By the way, you must tell Lin Sen again: his restaurant lacks two cooks who can cook Sichuan cuisine." "Don't move around, the genius doctor is going to give you medicine!" Xu Congliang jumped out and gave Huyan Xiaoqiu a fierce look. It was only then that Huyan Xiaoqiu realized that the wretched old man was holding a small medicine bottle and sprinkled medicine powder on the wound on his thigh.Seeing her white thighs being touched by the old man's withered and thin hands, Huyan Xiaoqiu felt sick for a while, but before she could struggle, the big cigarette bag and pot had already finished the medicine quickly, clapped her hands, rushed to Xu Cong Liang said: "Okay, my medicine is very effective. It only takes a week for her injury to heal quickly, but a scar will inevitably be left on her leg." Qiu Bai's plump thighs, swallowed and said: "Blind these thighs for nothing."

While he was speaking, Huyan Xiaoqiu's face turned red and then turned pale, and finally remained motionless as if he had been frozen, two lines of hot tears flowed down his cheeks, and his face also turned pale. Xu Congliang is not afraid of anything else, but is afraid of women crying.Seeing Huyan Xiaoqiu's appearance at this moment, he hurriedly asked the big cigarette bag to go out, then took the quilt and covered Huyan Xiaoqiu's lap, and then untied the belt that bound his hands, and then said with a smile: "Okay, cry for a while." Just make a sound, my friend is outspoken, so don't take it to heart."

Huyan Xiaoqiu wiped away his tears, and snorted, "How can you two stinky men make me cry? You think too highly of yourself!" Xu Congliang got bored, and asked angrily, "Then why are you crying?" Huyan Xiaoqiu rolled Xu Congliang's eyes, "Are you dog-eyed? Have I wiped away my tears? I just get upset when I think about this leg injury." As he spoke, a sad face covered his cheeks again. Xu Congliang was confused: "Didn't you say that your injury will heal within a week, at most it will be a scar." Huyan Xiaoqiu sighed and said, "Have you forgotten my identity? If I disappear for a week, Songze will definitely suspect it. Even if I don't suspect it now, the scar on my leg will be exposed in the future. It seems My latent career is over." Huyan Xiaoqiu couldn't help shivering when he thought that he would definitely be severely sanctioned by the "Blue Shirts Society" if he failed to complete the task and destroyed the latent plan.

When Xu Congliang understood it, he couldn't help showing a little more admiration for Huyan Xiaoqiu, but he just thought about it for a long time and couldn't think of any way to help her.At this moment, the sour monkey opened the door and walked in, and whispered to Xu Congliang: "Brother, there is a signal from over there, and everything has been done according to your method." Hearing this, Xu Congliang's eyes suddenly lit up, he blinked his small eyes at Huyan Xiaoqiu, and said with a smile: "Miss Huyan, I have an idea to keep you from being suspected by Songze."

Huyan Xiaoqiu thought he heard it wrong, and asked, "Is what you said true?" "I'm not pretending to be anything else, it's all Zhuge Liang's idea." Xu Congliang pointed to his head, and then smiled secretly, "It's just that this favor is not just for me." "Tell me, no matter what, as long as I can do it, I will definitely promise you!" Huyan Xiaoqiu was surprised and happy, and was about to get out of bed as soon as he lifted the quilt in a hurry, but he forgot that his thighs were still naked He didn't wear pants, and the moment his feet touched the ground, he recalled it, and hurriedly shrank back with an "oops".

Xu Congliang smiled secretly, shook his head and said: "My request is not high, but it is very lonely without a wife around me. Miss Hu Yan knows a lot of beautiful women, just introduce me to a wife. But there is one request, That is to be as beautiful as you, with white and tender thighs." Huyan Xiaoqiu hated in his heart: This pervert hugged and hugged me just now, his pants were taken off by him, and now he still wants to take advantage of me!Let me promise him that I won't peel his skin after this matter is settled! After thinking about it, she smiled sweetly: "It's easy to say, as long as you do me this favor, you can say anything."

Xu Congliang had already spotted a trace of murderous intent in Huyan Xiaoqiu's eyes, but he pretended not to notice, waved his hand to signal the sour monkey to go down, then walked to Huyan Xiaoqiu's side and whispered a few words. Huyan Xiaoqiu was surprised by these few words, he couldn't help taking a breath, looked at Xu Congliang several times as if he didn't know him, and then said slowly: "I didn't expect that you not only have enough brains, but also enough courage." Big!" Xu Congliang laughed, and suddenly withdrew his laughing face, and said seriously: "Miss Huyan, what I said just now was just a joke, don't take it to heart. To be honest, I didn't like you before, I thought you were with that old bastard Songze just out of pleasure. But now, I only have respect for you, and I dare not blaspheme you. If Miss Huyan needs me to do anything in the future, just ask! I, Xu Congliang It's my duty!" After speaking, Xu Congliang clasped his fists together and walked out of the room.

This speech was upright and awe-inspiring, and Huyan Xiaoqiu was stunned again, Xu Congliang had changed several faces in a blink of an eye, so she didn't know which sentence was the truth and which sentence was a lie. The sour monkey heard it clearly at the door, and when Xu Congliang came out, he hurriedly asked: "Brother, which song are you singing? Is this not your style?" Xu Congliang smiled, pulled the sour monkey and said in a low voice: "It's okay if you don't understand, most women like a man for one reason, they just don't understand him!" For Xu Congliang, Lin Dan and Lin Sen, this night was full of hearty joy, while for Matsuzawa Enji, it was full of pain and anger.

As soon as he heard that the train transporting the prisoners of war was robbed, Songze knew he had been duped, and immediately became furious.But his bad luck was far from over. When he arrived at the boundary of Wuchang in the starry night, another news came: a group of anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese elements intended to blow up the No. 4 warehouse. heavy.He urgently ordered Xiao Linjue and Yoshimura Hidezo to deal with the aftermath, because now he couldn't get away, and Shimamoto was staring at him gloatingly. Shimamoto looked solemn, but he was snickering inside.Although he had applied for this plan to escort prisoners of war many times, Matsuzawa Sonoji was in charge of it in the end. Now that his sworn enemy had such a big mess, it would be hard for him to gloat over his misfortune.

He glanced at Matsuzawa Enji, walked slowly over, and said coldly: "Chief Matsuzawa, we should leave this matter to our gendarmerie. After all, we have more experience in this field than you!" Song Ze replied blankly: "Thank you, my people have already acted, and there will be good news soon." Shimamoto shrugged his shoulders mockingly: "This time the guerrillas are obviously mobilized, otherwise with the strength of our small team, we will never lose. Your men have not noticed such a large-scale mobilization of the guerrillas. You can also imagine your ability. Besides, didn’t something happen to Warehouse No. 4 too? With just a few people under your command, can you handle it?”

Matsuzawa suddenly turned his head to Shimamoto Masaichi and glared at each other, but after just a few seconds, his eyes softened.He laughed and said: "There was an accident in the No. 4 warehouse, but it shattered the anti-Manchurian anti-Japanese elements' bombing attempt, and killed five of them on the spot. As for the ammunition and equipment in the warehouse, it is intact. It seems that the gendarmerie The information is so distorted!" Shimamoto gritted his teeth in anger when Matsuzawa retorted, and after thinking for a while, he hummed: "Since the chief of the Matsuzawa department is so confident, then our gendarmerie won't take the lead. I'll take a step ahead and return to Harbin to wait for you." Good news!" After saying that, Shimamoto led his men and walked away. Shimamoto's words before he left were originally angry words. He didn't expect that the "good news" would really arrive the next morning. As soon as he arrived at the gendarmerie, he called the adjutant over. "What's the matter with Vice Captain Yoshimura?" "According to your instructions, I have been sending my confidants to keep a close eye on Vice Captain Yoshimura. He went to Warehouse No. 4 last night. This morning, he went to Manchuria Central Hospital again." Regarding the previous incident, Shimamoto was not surprised. Warehouse No. 4 was attacked, and the gendarmerie would definitely send someone to go there, not to mention that Yoshimura and Matsuzawa had close contacts, so it was natural to go.But what is the purpose of going to the Central Hospital of Manchurian Railway? The adjutant lowered his voice: "There is another strange thing - last night, the person sent to pick up Matsuzawa Keiko did not pick her up, and she didn't go to work today, and no one knows where she went. Deputy Captain Yoshimura is Didn't you go to investigate this matter?" "Matsuzawa Keiko is gone?" Shimamoto muttered to himself, doubts abounding in his heart.As far as he knew, Matsuzawa Keiko was a dignified lady, and she had never heard of not coming home in the middle of the night. Could it be some accident?The more he pondered, the more something went wrong, and he ordered: "Send someone to watch the headquarters of the secret service immediately, and report to me immediately if there is any news!" Masaichi Shimamoto has a keen sense of smell. In the headquarters of the secret service, Sonoji Matsuzawa is falling into extreme anger and helplessness. The moment Wuchang returned to Harbin, his heart was in his throat—his beloved Huizi was gone! Time passed by every minute, and the news that came back made him feel very painful.Apparently, the daughter was missing and very likely kidnapped.Thinking of this possibility, Matsuzawa Sonoji shuddered. Facing any terrifying thing, even a sharp knife on his neck, he would not blink his eyelids, but that was his weak spot, the only thing he could not lose It is not his own life, but his daughter Keiko! But at this moment, an eleven or twelve-year-old little beggar ran to the gate of the secret service headquarters and threw in a package with his hands raised. The sentry stared nervously at the package on the ground for a long time, and then gently lifted the outer layer of cloth with a bayonet, only to find an envelope inside, and he was relieved.But after taking a closer look, the envelope was written with the words "Matsuzawa Enji's personal letter", and he became nervous again, and hurriedly picked up the envelope and rushed to Matsuzawa Enji's office like a fly. When Matsuzawa Enji saw what was inside the envelope, even though Kobayashi was standing beside him, Matsuzawa Enji's tears still flowed out.It was a pair of exquisite diamond earrings, which Keiko gave to his daughter for her birthday last year.In addition, there is a necklace he gave to Huyan Xiaoqiu, apparently his mistress was also kidnapped by the other party! "General, Miss Huizi's life should not be in danger, otherwise the robbers wouldn't just send the earrings over, so let's read the letter first." Xiao Linjue reminded. Songze naturally knew this truth, but the sudden change made his thinking confused for a while, he nodded, and hastily spread out the letter paper. Xiao Linjue secretly looked at the expression of his boss, and saw that Matsuzawa Sonoji only took a look at the first glance and then accelerated his breathing. Then, there was a clear sound of gnashing his teeth.It was the first time for Xiao Linjue to see his boss so angry. Just as he was about to ask a question, Song Ze threw the letter into his hands, and said bitterly, "How shameless!" Xiao Linjue took it over and took a look, only to see that it read: "Li Lijun is fine, Matsuze Keiko and Huyan Xiaoqiu are also fine. When I saw Li Lijun, I got the moment of Huizi and Huyan Xiaoqiu. Call the exchange at 8 o'clock tonight. Place." Look, Kobayashi gasped. Although the Communist Party's anti-Japanese activities came and went one after another, they were all trivial and did not pose any real threat at all. The prison van, and then the kidnapping of Matsuzawa Keiko and Huyan Xiaoqiu in exchange for Li Lijun, maybe yesterday's attack on Warehouse No. 4 was also done by the Communist Party.But what made him even more difficult was the kidnapping of Keiko. Matsuzawa Sonoji handed the letter to him, no doubt wanting to hear his opinion.Kobayashi felt clearly Matsuzawa Sonoji's thoughts, although Huyan Xiaoqiu was his favorite woman, but it was not enough to change the key criminal for a mistress.However, Matsuzawa Keiko is his darling, and how many important criminals are not worth as important as his daughter!But if you want to exchange, you will take a great risk-although the exchange of prisoners of war and intelligence personnel is a common thing in the headquarters of the secret service, Keiko is not a member of the military. "The charge of crime is definitely inescapable. Kobayashi was not stupid, and immediately understood Matsuzawa Enji's intentions. He stood at attention with a "snap", and said respectfully: "Don't worry, general, I will handle this matter in person immediately. No matter when it comes, I will only admit this I am the only one who has read this letter!" Xiao Linjue drove the car himself and went straight to the police station. He had already thought about what to do next—taking Li Lijun away under the pretext of transferring him to the agency headquarters for interrogation, which was both legitimate and unobtrusive.After the exchange of Matsuzawa Keiko, a random prisoner was shot on top of Li Lijun, and this person disappeared from the prisoner records of the secret service headquarters.Even if someone mentions it later, there is no factual evidence. But he did not expect that "the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind". Since he started driving, several pairs of sneaky eyes have been staring at him. Zhengyi got the news. "Xiao Linjue went to the police station and brought a prisoner back?" Masaichi Shimamoto felt strange, and then fell into deep thought. Matsuzawa Keiko's disappearance must be due to human factors, so the most likely thing is to be hijacked. What Matsuzawa Sonoji should do now is to send people to search and rescue his daughter, but why does his confidant, Kobayashi, go to the police station at this juncture? What about the interrogation of prisoners?The interrogation of the prisoner must be related to the abduction of Keiko Matsuzawa! Having confirmed this, Masaichi Shimamoto focused on the hijacking again.Who are the robbers?What are they going to do again?Judging from the current situation, it is obviously not asking for money, otherwise Xiao Linjue should go to the bank.Don't robbers want money, but people?If so, that person is likely to be the prisoner that Kobayashi Jueti left. Shimamoto's eyes brightened, and he suddenly remembered that there were rumors a few days ago that the police department had arrested a Communist Party criminal, and the leader of the team was Cai Shengmeng, who was cut by half of his official position by Songze. Masaichi Shimamoto had an idea, and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Find Cai Shengmeng, and bring me here quietly!" After ten minutes, Cai Shengmeng was brought into Masaichi Shimamoto's office. On the way here, he was both surprised and uneasy, because in terms of affiliation, the Police Department belongs to the headquarters of the secret service, and the gendarmerie and the headquarters of the secret service have a lot of grievances, so they are even more cold-hearted towards the people in the police department. What will happen if Shimamoto looks for him? As expected by Cai Shengmeng, as soon as he entered the office, he was stared at by Masaichi Shimamoto and his whole body was chilled. "I came to ask you something. A few days ago you led a team to arrest an anti-Manchurian anti-Japanese element. What is the origin of this person?" Masaichi Shimamoto asked sternly. Cai Shengmeng was startled, and thought: This is the secret of the police department and even the headquarters of the secret service. If I tell Masaichi Shimamoto, once the secret is leaked, how can I survive in the police department and under Matsuzawa? However, he also responded quickly, and immediately replied: "Captain Shimamoto, it is true as you said. I was ordered to arrest an anti-Manchurian anti-Japanese element a few days ago, but at that time I was only in charge of arresting him. I don't know the situation of that person." I know. And Bai Shoutian and Xu Congliang are in charge of the subsequent interrogation, and I have no way of knowing." Although he pushed it cleanly, he was also very nervous. Masaichi Shimamoto is known for being cruel and domineering. If this reply makes the other party angry, he can't bear it and walk away. I didn't expect Shimamoto to laugh out loud after listening to it, but the laughter was so cold that Cai Shengmeng got goosebumps all over his body, and he added carefully: "Captain Shimamoto, what I said But it's all true." "No wonder Jin Ronggui treats you so highly. You really are a tight-lipped go-getter." Shimamoto had been staring at Cai Shengmeng, and suddenly sighed coldly, "It's a pity that Jin Ronggui is a puppet, and Matsuzawa Sonoji doesn't appreciate you. You are a smart man , have you forgotten the old Chinese saying 'Move a tree to death, and a person to live'? Do you want Matsuzawa Sonoji to suppress you for the rest of your life?" Cai Shengmeng's heart moved a bit, and he was thinking about how to answer. Shimamoto Masaichi said sharply again: "I am a straightforward person, and I like to tell the truth. I have heard about your ability, Section Chief Cai. If you can help our gendarmerie I will never treat you badly when I do things. Even if I don't have the opportunity to let you hold great power in the police department, I can guarantee that you can make more money! At least, I have prepared this for you now—" Having said that, his face softened a little, he took out a directory from the drawer, pointed to one of the names and said to Cai Shengmeng: "I have already asked the financial police of the gendarmerie to make a salary statement for non-staff personnel, if you want , the salary received by this person called 'Li Tianyi' will be transferred to your account every month, and this does not include additional rewards. If you don't want to, I won't force it, just pretend that the two of us have never talked about this thing." Cai Shengmeng was both surprised and delighted, he didn't expect that his official career would turn out to be bright!Long before Shimamoto took out the list, he had already thought about his future several times. He knew that he could no longer climb the big tree from Matsuzawa Enji, and he had to change to another big tree to go up. climb.So he made up his mind, stood up hastily, and swore back: "Thank you, Mr. Shimamoto, for your support. As long as it is useful for me, Cai Shengmeng, Mr. Shimamoto will do it!" Shimamoto nodded in satisfaction, but then looked at him with a look of unsatisfactory expression. Cai Shengmeng suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly replied: "I have heard some news about the captured Communist, and I will report it to Captain Shimamoto now." ..." After Cai Shengmeng finished explaining Li Lijun's matter, Shimamoto felt that this matter was strange, and hurriedly ordered: "You should find out immediately whether Li Lijun is still in the police station!" Just changed to a new master, Cai Shengmeng's brain also turned faster. After pondering for a while, he thought of an idea. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Captain Shimamoto, don't worry, I will give you a message in a few minutes!" Xu Congliang was a little strange when he received a call from Cai Shengmeng. Cai Shengmeng asked him to come out for a drink now, and he kept saying that there was something important to discuss.Why not set the time at night, but at noon?Maybe there is really something important to discuss?But he didn't think too much about it, he had given Cai Shengmeng such a good plan, it was only natural to treat him to a meal.When he was about to walk out of the police station, he met Bai Shoutian, the newly appointed head of the donation section with a beaming face, like a sudden windfall.Xu Congliang greeted him and walked out of the police station, but he didn't know that Bai Shoutian had just received a call from Cai Shengmeng. Hearing this good news, Tian was naturally very happy. On the other side, Cai Shengmeng is also content.Putting down the phone, he assured Masaichi Shimamoto: "General, Li Lijun is definitely not in the police station." "How did you see that?" "Xu Congliang and Bai Shoutian are in charge of interrogating Li Lijun. I called them separately just now and wanted to meet them immediately. As a result, both of them readily agreed. Just imagine, if Li Lijun is still in the police station, the two of them will never There will be free time!" Shimamoto was consoling himself that Li Lijun was the one who left Kobayashi Jueti!Since it was for the sake of Matsuzawa Keiko's affairs that the Communist Party's key criminals were taken away, what else could be done?It can only be used for exchange!Thinking of this, Masaichi Shimamoto showed a sinister smile. After Cai Shengmeng left, he called his assistant in and happily assigned tasks. Cai Shengmeng returned to the police station, and sent a man to tell Xu Congliang at the hotel he had booked, saying that he was unable to go due to urgent matters, and then went straight to Bai Shoutian's office.After all, Bai Shoutian is much more important than Xu Congliang, and he can make up for it after the dinner, but Bai Shoutian, a villain, cannot be offended. When Xu Congliang got the news, he had no choice but to pour himself a drink, no matter how smart he was, he couldn't figure out what kind of insidiousness was behind Cai Shengmeng's phone call.Now his heart is full of joy, thinking that he can rescue Li Lijun at night, he can't help but whet his appetite. But at this moment, there was one person who keenly smelled the conspiracy, and that person was Yoshimura Hidezo.Like Masaichi Shimamoto, Yoshimura, the vice-captain of the gendarmerie, also has his own secret officer.Although the news was not so accurate, Masaichi Shimamoto's strange deployment still reached his ears. A small team of people was dispatched secretly and urgently, and the specific task was unknown.What is Masaichi Shimamoto going to do? Yoshimura faintly felt that Shimamoto's deployment was malicious, and it was related to Matsuzawa Keiko's disappearance.Because according to intelligence reports, since yesterday morning, Shimamoto Shoichi's confidantes have been found to be secretly monitoring in Manchurian Railway Central Hospital, the headquarters of the secret service, and even the police department. Thinking of Keiko's safety, Yoshimura Hidezo was so anxious that he called Sonoji Matsuzawa in desperation, but before he was allowed to speak, Matsuzawa's reprimand sounded. "Didn't I tell you, all you have to do now is stay in the gendarmerie's office, don't let Masaichi Shimamoto see that you are restless, otherwise he will definitely smell the smell, I don't want him to intervene About Keiko! Don't worry, if I have news about Keiko, can I not tell you?" Yoshimura patiently listened to the teacher's reprimand, and hurriedly reported the news he heard to the teacher. Before he finished listening, Matsuzawa Sonoji was already sweating!Although he attached great importance to Masaichi Shimamoto, he didn't expect him to be so smart and treacherous!He forced a calm smile and said, "Don't worry, your task is to stay in the gendarmerie with peace of mind. The most important thing is to stabilize Shimamoto, and you can leave other things alone." Putting down the phone, he hurriedly called Xiao Linjue. "General, what happened?" Kobayashi felt that Matsuzawa Sonoji had a fierce look on his face, and his clenched fists had not been released for a long time, and he knew something serious must have happened. "As soon as Shimamoto smelled the smell, he has already sent someone to secretly monitor. I guess, when we exchange hostages with the Communist Party, Shimamoto will definitely show up. He wants to catch me and get my personal stolen goods, and then do it in one fell swoop. Break me!" Matsuzawa Sonoji said through gritted teeth. "How is this possible?" Xiao Linjue said in surprise, but seeing Songze's appearance, he knew that the news was correct.After pondering for a moment, he tentatively asked: "General, then our plan..." "There are still a few hours before the exchange time, you should immediately investigate Keiko's whereabouts with all your strength, and try to find clues to rescue her! If there is no result, then I will have to put all my eggs in one basket. Can't lose!" "General, Yoshimura-kun is an expert in detection. Can you let him participate?" Xiao Linjue secretly thought that he did not have that ability, and made a suggestion. "No." Sonoji Matsuzawa shook his head, "As soon as he participated, Shimamoto knew my intentions. He could do the dog-jumping thing completely, and maybe he would give me a copy at Shangfeng immediately. By that time, we will even There is no chance of exchanging hostages." "Yes!" Xiao Linjue replied in disappointment, but suddenly thought of another person, and hurriedly said, "General, do you still remember Xu Congliang from the Police Department? This person is also very capable of detection, no less than Yoshimura." Sir, why don't we use him?" This sentence reminded Songze that although he didn't want more people to know about Keiko, and Xu Congliang was still a Chinese policeman, he had no choice but to try. On the way to the headquarters of the secret service, Xu Congliang was always uneasy. What is Xiao Linjue looking for?His most urgent thing now should be to rescue Matsuzawa Keiko, how can he find me?Did something go wrong with the hostage exchange?Even so, it has nothing to do with me, the little section chief, right? With a series of question marks, Xu Congliang was brought into Xiao Linjue's office, and after talking for a few words, Xu Congliang froze in despair. "Captain Xu, Miss Huizi's matter is very important. General Songze's ability to entrust his daughter's affairs to you shows his trust in you. You must never let him down! And you must smash the Communist Party's conspiracy!" Xiao Linjue briefly talked about the exchange of hostages, and then ordered in a more emphatic tone. Xu Congliang naturally didn't know the inside story, but kept wondering: Could it be that old man Songze put his daughter's life or death at risk? His mind was spinning quickly, and he hurriedly responded: "This subordinate must live up to the general's trust, and investigate the case immediately!" After speaking, he thought for a moment, and asked: "Can I interrogate Li Lijun alone? Although he won't explain the whereabouts of his accomplices, I may be able to find some clues from his few words, otherwise we will hunt all over the city aimlessly, which is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack." These words made sense, and Xiao Lin felt almost no hesitation He agreed to Xu Congliang's request. After getting permission, Xu Congliang didn't dare to delay any more, and hastily "arrogated" Li Lijun.Now that things had changed, he had to meet with Li Lijun to discuss it.But when two Japanese soldiers dragged Li Lijun into the interrogation room, Xu Congliang was dumbfounded. Li Lijun was on the verge of death, he didn't even have the energy to open his eyes.And although his two arms had been medicated, they still didn't have much effect. Not only did the muscles on the arms not have a trace of fresh color, but they were rotted in pieces. The moment they were thrown on the ground by the soldiers, Several pieces of the rotten meat fell off with a crackling noise. Xu Congliang's heart ached when he saw it, and after the guards left, he rushed to Li Lijun and said in a low voice, "Old Li, how are you?" Li Lijun slowly opened his eyes, saw Xu Congliang in front of him, and smiled miserably: "It's okay... I can't die..." Although he was stubborn, Xu Congliang could tell that he was barely supporting himself.Xu Congliang originally wanted to tell the truth, but seeing him like this, he swallowed it back, for fear that if he said it, Li Lijun's remaining will to survive would collapse.However, Li Lijun saw the clues from Xu Congliang's hesitation. He struggled to reach out his right hand, trying to catch Xu Congliang, but after lifting it a few times, his right hand dangled like a broken leaf in the wind, and he couldn't catch him. live target.Xu Congliang hurriedly held Li Lijun's hand, choked up and said, "Brother Li, what do you want to say?" Li Lijun took a few breaths, gritted his teeth and said, "Xu Congliang, is there a problem with the plan? I, I tell you, even if there is no problem with the plan, after the devils are exchanged with Keiko Matsuzawa, they will definitely, definitely search for them with all their strength. ...At that time, how will the comrades lead me to retreat... I will be a big drag..." Just as Xu Congliang wanted to dissuade him, Li Lijun stopped him with his eyes, and then sighed: "My injury...it's definitely going to die...you tell me quickly, what happened? While my mind is still clear...maybe I can help you You have an idea..." Seeing that Li Lijun had reached this point, Xu Congliang had no choice but to tell the story.After listening, Li Lijun fell into deep thought without saying a word. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he stared straight at Xu Congliang. "What's wrong, Brother Li?" Xu Congliang asked strangely, he found that Li Lijun's eyes were shining with extreme excitement, and he seemed to have found a solution! Li Lijun raised his hand and trembled twice, Xu Congliang understood what he meant, and hurriedly moved to his mouth to listen carefully.But when he heard it, his face suddenly changed, but before he could speak, Li Lijun grabbed Xu Congliang's shoulder with his already immobile hand, and he said firmly: "Don't talk to me, a dying man. Fight! If, if this result can be exchanged... then I have made another contribution to the party... I will die without regret! By the way, you must tell Lin Sen again: "There is a shortage of food in his restaurant." Two cooks who cook Sichuan cuisine.'” After that, he pushed Xu Congliang to the ground violently with all his strength, and at the same time he yelled: "You traitor! If I die, I will also catch a back!" The two guards outside the door heard the yelling inside, and hurriedly He rushed in, kicked Li Lijun to the corner with his legs, and then dragged him out involuntarily. Xu Congliang walked out of the interrogation room helplessly. When people can do nothing, the only thing they can do is silently bless.Right now, he can only follow Li Lijun's instructions, which is not difficult for him, and he has already figured out a countermeasure on the dozens of steps back to Xiao Linjue's office. Seeing Xu Congliang, Xiao Linjue was overjoyed, because from his sly eyes, Xiaolinjue saw hope. "What did Captain Xu gain?" He asked hastily. "That Li Lijun is a stone in a latrine—smelly and hard, but I thought of another way." "what?" Xu Congliang lowered his voice and said secretly: "My method is to follow the clues. Since the Communist Party let the little beggar pass on the news, then let's start the investigation from the little beggar." Xiao Linjue sighed and said, "Of course I thought about this method, but there are hundreds of little beggars in Harbin, how can I find that little beggar?" Xu Congliang was not polite, and replied with a smile: "These things are difficult for you, but easy for me. If I can't even figure out the details of these little beggars, then I will be a detective for nothing. I will now Go out and investigate the case, you can wait for my good news in three hours!" Xu Congliang came out of Xiaolinjue's office and went straight to Jinshengyuan Restaurant after finding the sour monkey.Lin Dan and Lin Sen were both surprised when they saw his sudden arrival, and they both knew that something unexpected must have happened to Xu Congliang when he came here at this juncture. Sure enough, after Xu Congliang briefly narrated the matter, the two felt as if they had been hit by a sap, and they were speechless for a long time. Xu Congliang didn't care about consoling, there are more important things to discuss with the two of them right now, he said eagerly: "I met Li Lijun once, and he finally asked us to do one thing." Lin Sen and Lin Dan hurriedly asked, "What did he say?" Xu Congliang lowered his voice and whispered a few words next to their ears. Lin Sen and Lin Dan were stunned at the same time. After looking at each other for several times, they turned their eyes to Xu Congliang, but their eyes were full of suspicion and guard.This incident happened too suddenly, and all the situation was relayed from Xu Congliang's mouth. Although the two of them had a good impression of Xu Congliang, they were not their comrades after all, so they couldn't help being suspicious. Xu Congliang saw the hesitation in the eyes of the two, and was anxious in his heart. He suddenly thought of Li Lijun's last sentence, and hurriedly said, "By the way, he also asked me to send a message to Boss Lin." "What?" Lin Sen asked hurriedly. "He asked me to tell you: your restaurant lacks two chefs who can cook Sichuan cuisine." As soon as these words were spoken, the doubt in Lin Sen's eyes disappeared immediately.Because this is a specific code word between Li Lijun and him, when encountering a special situation, when Li Lijun is stuck and needs someone else to pass on information, this code word will come in handy.Hearing this sentence now, Lin Sen and Lin Dan knew in their hearts that what Xu Congliang said was absolutely true.So he nodded in agreement, and asked again: "Then how to arrange the specific things?" "This is easy to handle, just need a few competent people!" Xu Congliang smiled secretly, then called Lin Sen and Lin Dan to whisper... An hour later, Xu Congliang had finished taking care of everything, but he did not rush back to the headquarters of the secret service, but walked into a high-end bathhouse with the sour monkey. His skin was originally fair, but after soaking in the pool, he became a full white streak in the waves.It's just a bitter monkey, after soaking with Xu Congliang for more than an hour, he lay on the bed in the private room and drank two pots of Biluochun, and urinated three times, but Xu Congliang still had no intention of leaving. "Brother, I've done everything you asked me to do. How long are we going to stay?" The sour monkey looked at the teapot with regret. If he had known that Xu Congliang had spent such a long time, he wouldn't drink the tea and turned his back on it. Had a good sleep. Xu Congliang slowly picked up the pocket watch from the table, glanced at it and put it back again: "Don't worry, just rest for another hour." "If you rest again, Little Japan will be in a hurry to go to the room. When I see you, why don't you scold me?" Xu Congliang took a sip of tea and smiled: "No, why would they scold me when they are using me now? Besides, if this case is solved too quickly, it will appear a little fake. Besides, I have to give Lin Sen and the others should allow time for preparation." Xu Congliang did what he said, and he rested for another hour before coming out of the bath.However, before coming out, he dusted a lot of tea on his face, making it look like he was dripping with sweat. With "sweat" all over his face, Xu Congliang got on his motorcycle and hurried back to the headquarters of the secret service. Xiao Linjue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Apart from walking around in the office, he just kept looking at his watch.As time passed by, his mood changed from anxiety to fear. If Xu Congliang couldn't find any clues, the consequences would be unimaginable.It was at this time that Xu Congliang appeared in front of Xiao Linjue with a "sweating" face. “那个……那个送信的小乞丐，我、我刚找到！”许从良一边擦着脸上的茶水，一边气喘吁吁地说。 “他在哪里？”小林觉惊喜地抓住许从良的胳膊。 “我已经把他带来了，就在一楼的会客室里。” 小林觉闻听，立刻推门向外冲去，许从良急忙跟在后面加了一句：“小林觉大佐，这种人吃软不吃硬，给他点甜头就什么都说了。” 小林觉头也未回，只是边向前走边点头，许从良见状便慢下了脚步，最后立在会客厅的门外，并没有进去。他清楚日本人用他只是迫不得已，案情一旦有了突破，他必须把这份功劳让给小林觉，喧宾夺主的后果只能是遭人嫉恨。许从良不是傻子，自然不会办那样的傻事。 安逸地等了十多分钟以后，小林觉兴冲冲地出来了。结果自然早在许从良的意料之中，不过他仍装作紧张地看着小林觉。 “不错！不错！”小林觉连着说了两声之后拍了拍许从良的肩膀，俨然已把他当做自己的心腹之人。“那个小乞丐记得那人是坐一辆黄包车来的，而且他还记得那辆黄包车的车牌号码！” 许从良故意怔了片刻，然后才作出一副如梦初醒的表情。“大佐的意思是，找到那个黄包车夫就能顺藤摸瓜找到送信人的住处？” 小林觉笑容绽放，大手一挥，示意许从良跟着他出去办案。一路上，小林觉的脸色忽阴忽晴，许从良心里却无比踏实，因为林森和酸猴子早已经安排好了一个“黄包车夫”，就像刚才那个小乞丐一样，正等着小林觉上门盘问。他现在更关心的反而是呼延小秋，这个蓝衣社的女特工虽然没被伤到要害，但也是不轻，不知道现在怎么样了？ 此时，在江畔的一间小木屋里，呼延小秋和松泽惠子正大眼瞪小眼地互相瞅着，松泽惠子的目光里充满着恐惧和无助，而呼延小秋虽然没什么担心的表情，但大腿的疼痛却让她痛苦万分，而且感觉身上的气力正飞速地消逝着。她禁不住暗骂：“许从良这个小子死哪里去了？说得好听，怎么好几个小时过去了，却还没有动静？” 几个小时以前，许从良把她带到了这间小木屋，在路上也把详细的计划告诉了她，共产党已经绑架了松泽园治的女儿，准备用来交换他们被捕的同志，而呼延小秋正可以利用这个机会成为第二个“人质”。这样一来，她受的伤就有了说法——在绑架的过程中被共产党打伤。 许从良的这番安排让呼延小秋大为吃惊，设计巧妙自然不用说，更让她没想到的是这个小警察竟然和共产党有瓜葛，而且看起来渊源还颇深，这不禁让她对许从良刮目相看。 许从良仿佛看出了呼延小秋的心思，一边用黑布蒙住她的眼睛一边笑道：“我这人别的缺点没有，就是浑身上下都是优点，你和我处时间长些就知道了。”说完，把呼延小秋抱到了摩托车上。 呼延小秋哼了一声，没理睬许从良，她现在更关心的是这伙共产党。但被许从良蒙住了眼睛以后不但什么也看不见，就连方位感也慢慢消失了。只是在某个地方停留的时候，听到许从良和一个男子低声商量着什么，但也听不清楚。之后又随着摩托车的行驶颠簸了一段时间，等到蒙眼布被许从良摘下来的时候，她才发现已经到了江边的一个小木屋门前。 “我就不进去了，你可得多照顾照顾我的大美人，要是绑疼了我得心疼死！”许从良冲看守小木屋的一个蒙面男人交待了一句，然后色迷迷地又瞥了一眼呼延小秋，这才转身离去。 接下来的几个小时，呼延小秋就成了松泽惠子的“难友”，两人手脚都被捆住、嘴里也被塞上了布条，只能用眼神相互打量。呼延小秋看得出，松泽惠子已经被吓得六神无主，目光中全是恐惧，如果不是因为腿上的剧痛，呼延小秋会忍不住笑出来。她并不担心，因为不知不觉之中，她对许从良已经充满了信任，这个“诡计”多端的小子如果没有十足的把握绝对不会这样安排。 突然，小木屋的房门被猛地打开，四个蒙面男人走了进来。 看起来四个人早已分配好任务，拿出两个大麻袋飞快地将松泽惠子和呼延小秋塞了进去，扛起来便走。接下来的一段时间，呼延小秋只感觉先是被扛着走了一段路，接着又被扔到了一个敞篷车上，不过那车似乎没有轮胎，似乎有人推着飞快地滑行。难听的声音将她的心搅得乱七八糟，但刚刚适应了，就又被人扛了起来，七拐八拐之后又被带进了一间屋子里。 呼延小秋觉得自己变成了任人宰割的羔羊，连句话也没法问，只能竭力辨听着声音。但几个男人一路上竟是一句话也没说，把她俩带到屋子里以后喘了十几口粗气便关门离开了。 呼延小秋隐隐觉得不对劲，凝神倾听外面的动静，却发现那几个男人的脚步声越来越远，最后只剩下阵阵风声从外面传来。她的纳闷慢慢变成了不安，不是说交换俘虏吗？什么时候才能交换？那几个男人为什么把她俩换了地方，又突然离开？难道出了什么意外情况？ 她一向主意很多，但是现在却茫然无措，只能忍着疼痛默默地等待，等待着房门被打开的一瞬间。 小林觉第一个冲进了小木屋，虽说早已脱离了一线部队，但军旅生涯锻炼出来的技能却并没减退多少。冲进小木屋之前他就已经做好了一切准备，踹开门的一瞬间，他顺势就来了一个侧滚翻，以防备室内的袭击。翻滚的同时，手中的枪已经瞄了好几处地方，眼睛也飞快地将室内扫了一遍。 但随着脚步站稳，小林觉的脑袋也嗡了一声，不是因为看见了什么可怕的景象，而是因为室内空空如也，连个人影也没瞧见。许从良和一起前来的十几个日本兵紧跟着冲了进来，他早已知晓室内的情况，但惊讶的表情却比任何人都强烈。 “怎么会没有人呢？” 小林觉的额头上已沁出一层汗珠，他心里比任何人都要焦急。半个小时前，他根据小乞丐提供的线索找到了那个黄包车夫，在赏赐了一沓钞票以后，车夫信誓旦旦地告诉了这个地点——“坐我车的人就是从这间房子出来的！” 小林觉气得牙根发痒，咯吱咯吱地咬牙声响了好几下才狠狠地骂道：“八格！把那个车夫抓来，竟敢骗大日本皇军，他纯粹是活腻歪了！” 两个日本兵闻听就要冲出门，许从良急忙拦住，转头冲小林觉说：“大佐，一个小小的黄包车夫怎么敢骗皇军呢？我看他说的是实话，可能共党分子已经离开这间房子了。” 小林觉这时也冷静下来，默默地点了点头，吩咐手下立刻全面搜查这间房子。许从良心里暗笑，他知道好戏马上就要上演了。 果然，不出三分钟，一个日本兵兴奋地大叫起来：“大佐，你看这里！”小林觉闻声看去，只见日本兵的手里拿着一只女士皮鞋，他认得清楚，那正是松泽惠子的皮鞋！ “这是惠子小姐的皮鞋，看来这伙共党确实在这里停留过。但他们把惠子小姐带到哪里去了呢？” 许从良知道接下来的戏该由自己来演了，他装作深沉地四下打量了片刻，然后把视线停在了火炉子上。 “他们刚走不超过半个小时。” “你说什么？”小林觉刷地把目光投过来。 许从良用炉钩子拨弄了几下火炉里的灰烬，肯定地说：“您平时没侍弄过煤炉子，我可是整天和这些东西打交道，从炉子里的灰烬来看，有半个小时没翻弄过了，所以我敢拿脑袋打保票——这伙共党带着惠子小姐刚走不到半个小时！” 刚才小林觉还气得大脑缺氧，但许从良这一席话如同从窗户吹进来的阵阵江风，立刻让他精神抖擞起来。 “立刻封锁沿途各个道口，仔细盘查所有车辆！”他飞快地下达完命令，却发现许从良皱着眉，微微摇起了头。 “怎么了许队长？” 许从良就等着他问这句话，忙凑过来说：“大佐，您想过没有，昨天晚上惠子小姐是被一辆黄包车接走的，这就意味着这伙共党并没有汽车，否则他们绝对不会在那么紧要的关头还用黄包车，所以他们刚才肯定不是用汽车拉走惠子小姐和呼延小姐的。再者说，共党是准备交换人质，那么交换地点肯定是越偏僻越好，这样才能防备我们派兵围剿，从这个地点看，各条道路都是通往城里，他们不会傻到在城里交换人质。” “那你的意思是？” 许从良一指窗户，说：“现在的松花江都已经结冻，用一只爬犁很容易就能把人送到对岸，江北可是白茫茫一片，几里之内都能将一个人看得清清楚楚。在那里交换人质，咱们根本没法设伏。况且这个房子离江边这么近，我估计他们一定是从江上走的！” 一席话点醒梦中人，小林觉大喜过望，立刻声嘶力竭地喊道：“全体搜索江面，每一寸地方都不要漏过！” 随着命令声，许从良也蹿了出去，关押松泽惠子和呼延小秋的地点没有人比他更清楚了，虽然他要把解救人质的功劳让给小林觉，但英雄救美的时刻他还是要亲自上阵的。 凛冽的寒风中，许从良急速地在江面上奔跑，不出一刻钟他便气喘吁吁地跑到了江对岸，他回身望了望后面的几个鬼子，暗淡的江面上，他们正像没头苍蝇一样乱转。 “嘿嘿，慢慢转悠吧，老子可是要立功受奖了！” 笑骂了一句后，许从良闪进江边的一条小坳，视线中立刻出现了一个低矮的破木屋。许从良三步并作两步，奔到茅屋前飞起一脚将门踹开，只见两个蠕动着的麻袋正陈在一角。 许从良抢上两步将一个麻袋解开，向里面一看，呼延小秋正往外探着头。四目相对，两人不约而同露出笑容。见呼延小秋无恙，许从良松了一大口气，不免伸出手揉了揉呼延小秋的脸蛋，嘴也凑到她的耳边轻声道：“乖乖，没事就好，再挺一会儿就到医院了！” 说完，他转头奔到另一个麻袋旁，这次他放开嗓门：“松泽小姐，不要害怕，我是来救你的！” 他一边喊，一边故意手忙脚乱地解着麻袋，还顺势往隆起的、柔软的地方揉搓着。松泽惠子哪里能想到许从良在轻薄自己，只以为对方在竭力救护，再加上获救的兴奋，也早忘了屁股和乳房被对方揉捏了好几下，等到麻袋被打开、嘴里塞着的布被拿走，看清面前的人是许从良时，一头栽到他的肩膀上失声痛哭起来。 许从良拍着松泽惠子的肩膀，眼睛瞟着一旁的呼延小秋，却发现对方甩给他一个大大的白眼。许从良不在乎，他心里美得很，他清楚自己这份功劳立得不小，不出多久就会又受到嘉奖了。 嘉奖来得很快，松泽惠子和呼延小秋“获救”的第二天，许从良就受到了松泽园治的召见。松泽园治满脸堆笑，而且可以看得出来，那是由衷的笑。因为对于他来说，没什么比宝贝女儿的安全更重要。也因为如此，他有生以来第一次对中国人心存好感。他亲切地拍着许从良的肩膀，口中啧啧称叹：“许队长果然是侦破高手，短短几个小时便粉碎了共党的阴谋，满洲国正需要你这样的人才，以你的才干和忠心，一定会在警界干出一番大事业的！” 许从良知道，经此一事，自己在松泽园治的心中又提高了一个位置，至少有日本人撑腰，他在警察厅里可以说是春风得意了。但久久回荡在他耳边的不是松泽园治的赞赏，而是李立军在审讯室里对他说的最后几句话。 “事已至此，你们没必要把我这个将死的人救、救出去……倒不如利用这个机会……让你赢得敌人的……信任！许署长，你、你是一个有良心的中国人，应该利用你在、在警察厅的条件为……为咱们中国人多做一些事！把我救出去，只是、只是救了一个人……而且，还不知道要搭上几条性命……但、但你要把松泽惠子'救'出来，就能……得到日本人的信任。那样的话，你、你能帮我们救多少中国人啊！” 这几句话似醍醐灌顶让许从良心潮澎湃，激动不已！从那一刻起，他找到了自己对共产党渐生好感、甚至佩服得五体投地的原因，不光因为这些共产党人是光明磊落的、一个个大写的“人”，更因为他们骨子里的那种豪壮之气！从那一刻起，他似乎感觉自己已经不再是以前的许从良了，或者说，不全是。 时间过得飞快，转眼间，一九三三年的春节便到了。 兵荒马乱的年份里，这是老百姓为数不多的开心日子，特别是对于东三省的老百姓而言更是如此，只有震耳欲聋的鞭炮声才能稍稍减轻一些身为亡国奴的痛苦。 东北的春节过得极为隆重，一进腊月各家各户便开始了过年的准备，等到了腊月二十三，不管是大户人家还是贫穷百姓，都已经把年货置备得齐齐整整，只不过有的人家是酒肉、新衣一应俱全，有的人家只是门上贴副对联、菜碗里上添点油星而已。 许从良自然不属于后一种。且不说这几年挖空心思积攒下来的钞票足够他过上大户人家的日子，单单这两个月以来得到的奖赏便足以让他鸟枪换炮了——成功解救出松泽惠子以后，警察厅受到表彰，而许从良受到的奖励则是一套日籍高级警务人员才拥有的住房。房子宽敞明亮，足足一百五十平方米，而且还配有暖气供暖。单单从面积来说就是“白菜叶”们无法企及的，因为按照条例规定，他们的住房面积连八十平方米都不能超过。当金荣桂把钥匙交到许从良手里的时候，他分明看见“白菜叶”的六只眼睛里投出的嫉妒目光。 奖励并没结束，没过几天松泽园治便拨给警察厅一批枪械和车辆，并指明优先分配给许从良的特别行动队。于是许从良名正言顺地拥有了一辆崭新的警用摩托车，他手下的二十多个弟兄也都换上了精良的南部五十六式手枪。 很多人瞅着眼馋，背地里暗骂：“特别行动队纯粹是他妈一帮挎着王八盒子的王八！” 但骂归骂，这只限于私下，表面上没有谁不对许大队长点头哈腰，谁都知道现在许大队长可是警察厅的“四大金刚”之一，而且颇受日本人的器重，得罪了他哪里还有好日子过？ 于是，这个春节让许从良“收获”颇丰，送礼的人一直到大年三十的早上仍然不断，忙得他不亦乐乎。好容易送走了最后一个送礼的人，许从良和酸猴子忙跨上摩托车出了家门。 他早已订好了年夜饭，不过地点不是在这里，而是在他从何大牙那里敲诈来的那处“外宅”。一起吃年夜饭的也不仅仅是他和酸猴子两个人，还有刘闯两口子、林森兄妹、刘闯的两个死党孙大个子和大烟袋锅子。 虽说这段日子春风得意，但许从良的警惕性比以往任何时候都强。他知道，自己受重用是日本人提拔他，而不是金荣桂。金荣桂和“白菜叶”，反而会更加注意和嫉恨他。况且自己和共产党交朋友是把刀子架在脖子上的事儿，不知道哪阵风就把自己吹倒了。所以这个年夜饭他选在“外宅”，而不是在金盛园酒楼吃，就是担心常去那里会被“白菜叶”注意。 半个小时以后，许从良和酸猴子来到了北郊的外宅。远远看去，二楼已经亮起了灯光，再走近一些，发现刘闯的大卡车已经停在门前，孙大个子正挂着红灯笼，大烟袋锅子也不抽烟了，提着两大挂鞭炮正往门前的树上系。 “我说大烟袋锅子，你都多大岁数了还抢着放炮！”酸猴子忙不迭地踩下刹车，蹦高地蹿过去。 “呵呵，这年头也就过节的时候能乐和一点，我当然要抢着放炮了。多放点炮，崩崩晦气，最好能把小鬼子都崩回老家去！”大烟袋锅子笑道。 许从良哈哈笑道：“这话说得没错！”说着，他把一个大红布兜子撇了过去。“大烟袋锅子，里面是朋友捎来的山东烟叶子，味道冲极了，正合你的胃口吧！对了，里面还有一条美国烟，是给孙大个子的，你可别独吞了！” 大烟袋锅子乐呵呵地接过来，然后冲许从良一努嘴：“他们在里面忙乎呢，就等着你俩来，咱们就开喝了！” 许从良一走进大门就被厨房里传出的香气包裹住了。“酸菜炖五花肉！林家妹子亲自下厨了哈！”许从良吸了一下鼻子，立刻就闻出来这是林丹的拿手好菜散发出来的香气。 “还有我做的德莫利炖鱼呢！我家当家的今儿早上在松花江打了个冰窟窿，整整弄出五十斤大鲤子，特意捡了条最大的过来！” 许从良闻声抢到彩霞身旁，只见她面前的一口硕大的铁锅里正咕嘟咕嘟地炖着一条鲤鱼，粗粗一看足有七八斤，再加上在鱼锅里翻滚的白白嫩嫩的豆腐和筋道的粉条，许从良的口水立刻就流了出来。 不过许从良的口水流得早了一些，十几分钟后，地道的东北大盘凉菜、山蘑菇炖小鸡、大块的排骨土豆、酸菜炖粉条、德莫利炖鱼……满满腾腾摆了一桌子，许从良几乎不知道先夹哪一口菜了。