Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Murder in the Chamber of Secrets

On July 15, 1937, in the secret meeting room of Taro Miyamoto's mansion, the atmosphere was very depressing. "Captain Ishikawa, I think you are really attracted to that kid Mu Jianquan?" Miyamoto Taro said.Ishikawa Kiyoko proudly smiled and said, "How could the lieutenant have such an idea? Is it because I saw the intimacy between him and me at the ball yesterday? As a pornographic spy, it's okay to sleep with a man you hate, Are you serious about me flirting with him?" Miyamoto Taro couldn't guess her true intentions, so he said, "Then when will you find out the whereabouts of the medicine from him?" Ishikawa Kiyoko said : "If his sister told him the news, I think I can ask now." Miyamoto Taro said: "Really?"

Shi Chuanqing Zi walked to the phone and dialed the number of Mu's house, Wang Ma asked Mu Jianquan to answer the phone.Ishikawa Kiyoko said to the phone: "Jianquan, I have something..." But he deliberately didn't go on, so as to arouse the other party's questioning. Mu Jianquan on the other side of the phone really said anxiously: "Qingqing, you seem to have something on your mind, tell me quickly." Ishikawa Qingzi said: "Jianquan, you are the first person I fell in love with, and I will never Falling in love with someone else, I really hope to be with you." Mu Jianquan on the other side of the phone said: "This is exactly what I want, as long as you and I are willing, is there anything else we can't do? ?"

Ishikawa Kiyoko continued: "But..." Mu Jianquan became anxious, "But what? If you have something to say, please say it quickly, so don't make me nervous." "Our detective agency accepted the entrustment of Japanese businessman Taro Miyamoto to track down The whereabouts of a batch of medicines, I thought it was an easy matter at the time, so I signed the contract with him, but I didn't expect that there is still no clue. Our detective agency is willing to lose money, but they still don't give up, they insist on medicines. It's about to expire soon, if we can't find it, the Japanese will definitely not let us go... You'd better forget about me, Jianquan." He said with a choked voice.

Mu Jianquan on the phone said: "It turned out to be such a trivial matter, Qingqing, my sister once told me that my father helped the Communist Party to transport a batch of medicine, and because the government investigated closely, it was loaded at Hongshun Wharf. The time was sealed in a waterproof plastic bag, tied with stones, and sunk in the water. My sister won't let me tell anyone about it. She's home now. We'll talk about it later. You have to keep it a secret for me, you rest assured……" Kiyoko Ishikawa put down the phone and said with a smile: "Commander, those medicines are hidden at the bottom of the Hongshun Wharf of the Mu Group, what should we do?" Taro Miyamoto smiled and said, "It's better for Zhang Xiaolin to handle this matter." .”

But as soon as Mu Jianquan put down the phone, Mu Jianying and Luo Xianzi opened the door and came in.Mu Jianying opened her mouth and said, "Brother, why did you dismiss so many people as soon as you took office?" Mu Jianquan didn't even look at her, and said calmly, "Is there anything wrong?" Mu Jianying said: "Among the people you dismissed, there are indeed some problems with their jobs, and they should be dismissed. But there are others who have followed Dad since the army, and have been loyal to our family for many years: Tang Zhongqiang His father, Adjutant Tang, died to protect his father, and he grew up with you. Although he is called a master and servant, he is like a relative; there is also Dr. Li and his wife who returned from the United States, and they rejected the Japanese. Miyamoto Taro's high-paying employment came to our company to develop western medicine for us; and..."

Mu Jianquan said expressionlessly: "Don't say any more. I just took over the position of chairman. Those people rely on their merits and rely on their elders to sell their elders. They don't pay attention to me. I want to replace them with people who obey me. Tell the monkeys to kill the chicken, so that I can establish my prestige in the company." Mu Jianying said sadly: "Father is in the sky, if I know that you are doing this, I will feel sorry for you." Mu Jianquan said again: "I am the chairman, and I have the right to decide everything in the company. After so long, you are also tired, why don't you go back to your hometown in the countryside to rest for two months. Your hometown in Hunan no longer has relatives and houses , let’s go back to our hometown in Sichuan.” Mu Jianying said sadly: “Don’t worry, since I transferred the property to you, I won’t ask for it back, I’ll go back tomorrow.” Mu Jianquan expressed embarrassment, and said: "Ying'er, that's not what I meant, I..." Mu Jianying said, "You don't need to say anything, you will always be my closest brother." She turned her head to the side as she spoke, and couldn't help but shed tears out.

Luo Xianzi persuaded anxiously: "Jianying, you can't leave..." Mu Jianying said: "I have already decided, you will take care of the children in the orphanage." Luo Xianzi knew her character , What has been decided cannot be changed, and it is useless to say more, so I had no choice but to say: "When you get there, you must write to me." Mu Jianying said: "I will." In the early morning of the next day, Mu Jianying carried the suitcase and walked out of the room accompanied by Luo Xianzi. Seeing that Mu Jianquan hadn't gotten up yet, she stopped at his door.Luo Xianzi said: "I'll tell him to get up." Just as he was about to knock on the door, Mu Jianying shook her head and said dissuadingly, "No need." Luo Xianzi said angrily, "Your brother is really heartless. Don't tell me if I force you to leave, and I won't even send you off." Mu Jianying sighed and said, "Stop talking, let's go."

After walking out of the gate, Mu Jianying couldn't help but look back, hoping for a miracle, but nothing happened, so she left sadly. Standing in the room, Mu Jianquan opened a line of curtains and looked at her affectionately. He felt unspeakable helplessness and sadness in his heart, and there was a strong impulse deep in his heart. He wanted to go down and keep her, but he had to restrain it. Live with this thought. An express train from Shanghai to Sichuan started slowly, and Mu Jianying who was sitting by the window waved goodbye to Luo Xianzi who was in front of the platform. The train is speeding across the field.

Some of the passengers in the carriage were chatting and some were playing cards.Mu Jianying propped her chin with both hands, staring blankly at the scenery outside the window.She thought of her hometown in Sichuan, where she had only lived for a few months, and her biological parents in her hometown of Hunan when she was a child.She was originally born in a scholarly family, but her parents were brutally killed because they participated in the revolution. If her adoptive father Mu Zhengying hadn't rescued her, she might have died long ago. Recalling those scenes, Mu Jianying was deeply moved.She originally wanted to forget Shanghai with homesickness, but she unconsciously thought of Shanghai again, and thought of the elder brother Jianquan whom she had loved so much since she was a child. She was worried about his safety and regretted leaving him, but now she could only helplessly Shaking his head, he thought to himself: "Why do we brothers and sisters have to face so much disaster and pain? God, if everything is really unavoidable, then let all the pain and disaster be added to me! Even if I let It doesn't matter if I die, don't let brother Jianquan suffer any harm, he has experienced enough suffering."

Just when she was in a trance, something happened suddenly that shocked her: the passenger sitting next to her held a gun against her waist, and the two men on the opposite side pointed their pistols at her... But when Mu Jianquan saw Mu Jianying leaving, he missed her very much, so he came to her room.Seeing that the room was full of martial arts novels and detective novels, he casually picked up Mu Jianying's favorite "The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" and read it. After reading one of the short stories "The Dancing Little Man", he also read the novels in it. Interested in the password.The maid Wang Ma came in and said, "Master, a person from the police station has come to see you." Mu Jianquan closed the book, still on the bed, and said, "Let him wait in the living room." Wang Ma replied: " yes."

After changing his clothes, Mu Jianquan came down from upstairs, and saw a middle-aged man in a gray suit sitting in the living room drinking tea. This person was Zhao Libiao, the leader of the Shanghai Anti-Intermediary Team of the Military Command. After Mu and Zhao shook hands and exchanged a few words of greeting, Mu Jianquan asked in an official tone, "I don't know why Mr. Zhao is looking for me? Could it be that I committed some crime?" Zhao Libiao smiled and said, "Mr. Just kidding, I just want to trouble Mr. Mu with a small matter. We got information that someone from the Communist Party deceived your father and asked him to hide a batch of medicine for them. After your father noticed it, he reported the case to us. But we haven't Before he could take action, your father passed away, and the whereabouts of that batch of medicines is unknown, I think you may know the whereabouts of that batch of medicines." Mu Jianquan pretended to be surprised, and said: "There is such a Something? Then I will ask the people in the company to investigate immediately, and I will definitely find all the factories, docks, and shops of the Mu Group." Zhao Libiao stared at the teacup in his hand, as if he was absent-minded, but actually looked at Mu Jianquan out of the corner of his eyes, and said: "That's not necessary, we have already checked. Didn't Lingmei tell you the whereabouts of the medicine? Mu Jianquan jumped up, "So she also knew the whereabouts of the batch of medicine? She even kept it from me. Does she have my brother in her eyes?" Although Zhao Libiao is an experienced veteran agent, he can't judge him. The authenticity of these words, I thought you kid is not fooling me, right?But he could only say: "In that case, I'll take my leave first." Mu Jianquan said: "Mr. Zhao, if I find out the whereabouts of that batch of medicine, I will notify you immediately." Mister." Just as Mu Jianquan sent Zhao Libiao out, the bodyguard came in again and said that a woman was visiting, and Mu Jianquan asked the bodyguard to pass her in.As soon as the woman came in, the two of them stared at each other blankly. They seemed to have a thousand words to say, but they couldn't say anything. That woman was Chen Jing. After a long time, Mu Jianquan said: "I didn't expect you to come to see me, please sit down wherever you want." As soon as the two sat down on the sofa, Chen Jing said: "Jianquan, I have something to ask you... "Mu Jianquan interrupted her and said: "Needless to say, is it about the medicine? Sorry, I have no comment." Chen Jingyou complained: "Jianquan, I know you still hate me..." Mu Jianquan Jianquan leaned his head on the sofa and sighed: "I never hated you, it's the truth. You didn't have any regrets for me. We were all young at that time. Now that we have grown up, the former Things can only become my fond memories, and for me, of course, there are also pains." Chen Jing said: "Anyway, the matter between us is just a private matter, and the matter of medicine is related to the country..." Mu Jianquan said: "I am not as great as you, you know that I only care about personal feelings, even The family doesn’t have to care about it, what does the country’s affairs have to do with me? I’m going to use that batch of medicine to save my beloved woman, if you want me to change my mind, it’s not impossible.” Chen Jing said, "What do you want?" Mu Jianquan said, "Break up with your boyfriend and marry me immediately. I will give up that woman and give you the medicine." Chen Jing never expected that he would make trouble. Feeling that the person in front of her was already very strange, she said: "Jianquan, you can't force things about your relationship. It's also a kind of fate that we can become friends." Mu Jianquan said: "I don't want to Listen to your boring movie lines." Got up and walked upstairs, and said: "Wang Ma, see off the guests." Wang Ma responded and stepped forward a few steps, and stood beside Chen Jing in embarrassment. Chen Jing stood up and said, "I...promise you." Mu Jianquan stopped in his tracks, turned his head and sneered, "I was just joking with you, but I didn't expect you to take it seriously. You really think you deserve it." Did you pay the price of the medicine? I am a businessman, and I never do business at a loss. I might as well go to a prostitute instead of you." Chen Jing couldn't take it anymore, and ran out crying. As soon as Chen Jing went out, the phone in the living room rang, and Mu Jianquan went down to pick up the phone again, and said, "Hi, this is the Mu mansion, who can I ask?" The voice from the phone said, "Mr. A woman from your family is in my hands..." Mu Jianquan said in surprise: "Who are you? Why did you arrest our family?" The voice on the phone said: "I'm Zhang Xiaolin, I just want to invite you to my humble house Have a light meal." Mu Jianquan said: "If you want to have a Hongmen banquet, you don't need to arrest people first, so why should I believe that you arrested my family?" Zhang Xiaolin's voice came from the phone: "Mr. Be calm, believe it or not, if you don't come, then I will throw this woman into the Huangpu River to feed the fish." As soon as Mu Jianquan hung up the phone, he rushed out and drove to Zhang Xiaolin's house at No. 214 Huagegao Road by himself. As soon as Mu Jianquan entered Zhang Xiaolin's house, he saw Zhang Xiaolin in a Tang suit sitting in the living room, with brothers from the Qing Gang standing behind him, posing in a majestic Jianghu posture.Zhang Xiaolin laughed a few times, and said: "Mr. Mu is really a young hero. He is worthy of being a general. He dared to come to me alone." Mu Jianquan walked forward with a smile, and sat down on a sofa opposite him. , said: "I'm not a hero, it's just that I can let go of everything in my life, but I can't let go of women. For women, it is not a pity to die. Besides, according to the rules of the world, you are also my elder. As you , it is not enough to openly do things that bully the younger generation at home." After hearing this, Zhang Xiaolin showed a gratified smile on his face, nodded and said: "Nephew Mu Xian said well, since you consider yourself a junior, I won't make things difficult for you anymore." A bodyguard held a suitcase in one hand and a document in the other, and placed them in front of Mu Jianquan. He continued: "This is the cash and contract for me to purchase your Mu's Group Hongshun Wharf. The price is definitely not bad. You. As long as you sign the contract, I will let your woman go." At this time, two brothers from the Qing Gang upstairs escorted a woman down, and the woman struggled and shouted: "Brother Mu, don't sign, leave me alone!" Mu Jianquan originally thought that Zhang Xiaolin was arresting Mu Jianying, but he didn't expect that it was Luo Xianzi, and smiled at Zhang Xiaolin: "So it's because of such a small matter, so why don't you just tell me? Why mess things up?" It's so complicated." Taking out the pen, he signed the contract without hesitation.Zhang Xiaolin said with a smile: "That's because I don't know nephew Xian, I didn't expect you to be such a straightforward person. I hope that the future cooperation will be happy. I have prepared the food and drink, so please nephew Mu Xian and Miss Luo..." Mu Jian Quan said: "You're welcome, we are all businessmen, if you still want to buy something from my house in the future, just ask and say goodbye." Holding the suitcase in one hand and Luo Xianzi in the other, he walked out of the gate of Zhang's house. Mu Jianquan drove Luo Xianzi to the gate of St. Mary's Orphanage.Not only did he not say a word to Luo Xianzi along the way, he didn't even look at her.Because he knew that Luo Xianzi was grateful to him, so he would take the initiative to speak up.Sure enough, as he expected, as soon as the car stopped, Luo Xianzi said softly to him: "Brother Mu, you shouldn't have signed that contract for me." Mu Jianquan turned sideways and stared at her with lightning eyes , said: "What do you call me? Xianzi, even Zhang Xiaolin understands my feelings for you, don't you understand?" Luo Xianzi shyly fell into his arms and said, "Brother Mu, I understand, In fact, before I saw you, I heard about you and fell in love with you deeply." Mu Jianquan said happily: "I'm not dreaming, am I? Do you know that when I saw you for the first time? I was attracted by your beauty and noble temperament when I was there, and I am so happy to be loved by you." Luo Xianzi stretched out two white and tender arms to hook his neck, and said coquettishly: "Then Miss Shi Qing..." Mu Jianquan said awkwardly: "Actually... Between me and her..." Luo Xianzi said softly Said: "You don't need to explain anything, I don't care if you have other women in your heart, as long as you have me in your heart." Mu Jianquan hugged her tightly with his arms, kissed her on the forehead, and said: " Xian Zi, you are so kind, do you know? You always rejected me thousands of miles away at the beginning, do you know how painful it was for me at that time. I didn’t expect you to be so kind and tolerant. No matter what you ask me to do in the future, I will I listen to you." Luo Xianzi said: "Don't say that, but I hope you will do more charitable things, such as what you said at the press conference that day." Mu Jianquan said: "Actually, it was just that I was forced to Some empty talk about the situation. It's just a game that businessmen and politicians love to play, all over the world, to fool those idiots in order to make a good image of themselves. But now I do it all for you, and I only People who love beauty don't love country, and if they smile for a beauty, death is not a pity, let alone money? I'll first donate the money I got from Zhang Xiaolin to build a shelter, what do you think?" Luo Xianzi said: " This is really wonderful. Kindness is rewarded, and you do good for others, and God will bless you." Mu Jianquan said: "I can have a confidante like you, this is the greatest blessing from God. Then you will do everything for me, anyway, I don't understand." Luo Xianzi said: "Okay, I'm going to take care of the children in the orphanage." Mu Jianquan said: "Then I will drive to pick you up at night." In Miyamoto Taro's secret meeting room, Zhang Xiaolin said: "Mr. Miyamoto, after I bought the Hongshun Wharf, I have salvaged it carefully. There is no medicine at all. This is because there is a problem with your information." Miyamoto Taro Looking at Kiyoko Ishikawa beside him, he asked, "Captain Ishikawa, what's going on? Could it be that you really fell in love with Mu Jianquan and came to lie to me with him?" Kiyoko Ishikawa hurriedly said: "The lieutenant misunderstood, there must be another reason for this, please let me investigate clearly." Taro Miyamoto snorted and said, "I hope you don't let me down again." Ishikawa Kiyoko said: "Ha Yi." Kiyoko Ishikawa came to Mu Jianquan's house. Mu Jianquan had just had lunch and was about to go out. When he saw her, he hugged her waist and was about to kiss her lips, but she pushed him away. Shi Chuanqing Zi asked angrily: "Jianquan, I heard that you sold Hongshun Wharf to Zhang Xiaolin for Luo Xianzi?" Mu Jianquan said with an embarrassed expression, "How do you know? Let's sit down first. "Draw her to sit on the sofa.However, Kiyoko Ishikawa sat down on another sofa angrily, and said: "What do I do, can you not know? Are you in love with her?" Mu Jianquan explained: "There is no such thing. So to do that, firstly because she lives in my house after all and is my sister's friend, and secondly because I really need a lot of money too." Ishikawa Kiyoko said: "I don't want to listen to smooth-talking explanations. Let me ask you, have you ever lied to me?" Mu Jianquan raised his right hand and said, "Absolutely not, I swear to God..." Ishikawa Kiyoko said: "You also No need to swear, you said that there are batches of medicine hidden in the bottom of Hongshun Wharf, is it true or not?" Mu Jianquan said: "Of course it is true, but I picked it up later and transferred it to the company. I was about to give it to Miyamoto Taro to complete the task for you, I wanted to give you a surprise..." Kiyoko Ishikawa said softly: "It turns out that's the case. Why didn't you tell me earlier, which made me worry that the Japanese would come to our detective agency to make trouble for me." Mu Jianquan took the opportunity to sit beside her, hugged her, and said, "I'm sorry, Qingqing, it's all my fault." Shi Chuanqingzi held his hand and said, "Jianquan, you are too kind to me. I don't know how to repay you." Mu Jianquan said: "You are not allowed to say such things, don't you understand my heart for you?" Ishikawa Qingzi said: "I understand." Mu Jianquan Quan went further and said, "Can you stay with me at my house tonight? I'm lonely by myself, and I want to be with you..." Kiyoko Ishikawa shyly punched him on the body, and said, "What I listen to you is , but you have to let that Miss Luo stay in the orphanage tonight. If she's here, I won't be in a good mood. " Mu Jianquan happily said: "Okay, everything is up to you." Then he said to Wang Ma: "Wang Ma, you can call the orphanage later so that Miss Luo does not have to come back tonight." Wang Ma said: "Yes. "Mu Jianquan said to Ishikawa Qingzi again: "I will go and send the batch of medicines to Miyamoto Taro right now, and you wait at home for me to come back." Ishikawa Qingzi kissed him on the face and said: "You should hurry up return." Mu Jianquan came to Miyamoto Taro's company, and after being conveyed by Miyamoto Taro's secretary "Plum Blossom" Su Huijuan, he went to Miyamoto Taro's office.After Su Huijuan served tea, she went out and closed the door, and stood by the door to eavesdrop on their conversation. Miyamoto Taro said: "It's a great honor for Mr. Mu to visit our company. I don't know what advice I can give you?" , I have found the whereabouts of the batch of medicines that you entrusted Ms. Shi Qing of the Conan Doyle Detective Agency to find out for you." Miyamoto Taro said happily: "Thank you so much, Mr. Mu." Mu Jianquan said again: "As far as I know, that batch of medicine is not yours, but the Communist Party asked my father to transport it for them. Now both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are looking for that batch of medicine." Miyamoto Taro said: "In that case , then why didn't you give the medicine to one of them, but came to me?" Mu Jianquan said: "The Communist Party is just a bunch of poor beggars, and I can't get any benefit from giving them; while giving the Kuomintang, I can get a little bonus at most And a few compliments, they are all false. I am a businessman, and I still know the price of that batch of medicines." Miyamoto Taro said with a smile: "It's rare for Mr. Mu to tell you so frankly. We are all businessmen, aren't we just for making money? I bought all your medicines." Mu Jianquan smiled and said: "I already knew that Gong Mr. Ben will be so straightforward, so I have already brought the medicine to you, in a few cars outside." Miyamoto Taro said with a smile: "Okay, since Mr. Mu is such a friend, I will never give you the price. Treat you badly. It's just...if people from the Kuomintang and the Communist Party find out about this matter, I'm afraid it will be dangerous to you." Mu Jianquan sighed: "Oh, what Mr. Miyamoto said is true. They are all lining up to find me. I am really afraid of them." Miyamoto Taro tentatively said: "Mr. Mu, don't worry, you You know, Mr. Zhang Xiaolin has been under their control before, but now that he cooperates with us, won't everything go smoothly?" Mu Jianquan wondered: "This... I don't understand what Mr. Miyamoto means. Miyamoto Taro said: "The armies of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party can't resist the attack of the imperial army. Sooner or later, China will be the world of our Japan. As the saying goes: a good bird chooses a tree to live in. As long as the imperial army is backed, it is still useful." Afraid of them?" Mu Jianquan asked in surprise, "Could it be that you are... a Japanese soldier?" Miyamoto Taro said, "That's right, what do you think of my opinion?" Mu Jianquan tried his best to flatter and said: "Mr. Miyamoto's words are very true, which made me suddenly enlightened. I have seen some things in the world over the years, and I understand the truth." Taro Miyamoto laughed: "Now there are many businessmen, Gang leaders, politicians, and soldiers have all secretly joined us, and I hope that Mr. Mu can also become friends." Mu Jianquan said happily: "This is exactly what I hope, it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. But I also heard that Some people who took refuge in you have already been killed by the agents of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, I..." I said with a very embarrassed expression. Miyamoto Taro comforted: "Don't worry, we will not disclose any information to the outside world before our army enters Shanghai. We can guarantee your safety." Mu Jianquan said happily: "It's rare that Mr. Miyamoto is so fancy. My servant, I will definitely serve the imperial army. I have something to do at home, so don’t bother me." Miyamoto Taro signed a check to him, saying: "This is the money to buy your batch of medicines." Mu Jianquan took the check with both hands and said, "Farewell." The military commander Su Huijuan, who was eavesdropping outside the door, hurried away with light steps. After Mu Jianquan left Taro Miyamoto's company, he drove home in a hurry.As soon as he entered the house, he saw the maid Wang Ma cleaning the tables and chairs, and asked her, "Where is Miss Shi?" Wang Ma said, "It seems to be in your room." Mu Jianquan ran upstairs in a hurry, and saw the servant Liu Bingde drying the freshly washed clothes on the balcony, "Master is back." Mu Jianquan responded, and hurried to the bedroom, but saw Luo Xianzi holding a Walking out of Mu Jianying's room, the book "Chivalrous Beauty" said in surprise, "Didn't I let you stay in the orphanage tonight?" Luo Xianzi said, "I just came back to pick up a book. I have nothing to read at night." Look." Mu Jianquan stepped forward to hug her, kissed her lightly on the forehead, and said, "I'm sorry Xianzi, tonight..." Luo Xianzi stared at him affectionately, and said, "You don't have to say anything , I love you, so I will listen to you in everything, see you tomorrow." Then she turned and went downstairs. Mu Jianquan immediately ran to knock on his door, and shouted: "Qingqing, open the door quickly, I can't wait." But after knocking several times, there was no movement, so he had to take out the key to open the door, but It couldn't be opened, the door was locked from the inside.He suddenly felt a wave of fear in his heart, and rushed to slam the door with his body, slammed several times, broke in, and then couldn't help but yelled. However, Su Huijuan, one of the ten golden flowers of the military, heard the conversation between the two outside the gate of Miyamoto Taro, and rushed to No. 19 Kersey Road in the French Concession after get off work, and saw several core figures gathered here. Among them was Yang Jirong, the intelligence chief who came from Nanjing.Because Yang Jirong had the highest position among these people, she said to Yang Jirong: "Report to the section chief, I have found out that Miyamoto Taro is indeed a Japanese agent. Mu Jianquan has already sold the batch of medicines to Miyamoto, and even took refuge in killed him." The team leader Zhao Libiao snorted angrily, and said: "This kid actually dared to lie to me, it seems that he has to show some color." Unexpectedly, Yang Jirong said disapprovingly: "The information that Miss 'Plum Blossom' obtained is already second-hand information. Yes, my insider Miss 'Chrysanthemum' has already notified me. I also passed this information to the Special Section of the Chinese Communist Party through a special channel. They are more concerned about the batch of medicine than we are, so they let them deal with Mu Jianquan and Miyamoto Taro is fine, we just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight." The deputy team leader Wang Kejin flattered: "Section Chief Yang is right. After all, the Mu family has hundreds of armed bodyguards, many of whom followed Mu Zhengying in the army. Soldiers, the major gangs in Shanghai dare not do anything to his family. And Miyamoto Taro is just one of the Japanese spy network, if we attack him, it is just a lion chasing a mouse, and the effect is not great." The rest of the people also nodded in agreement. Several underground parties in the basement of Wanjuan Bookstore on Nanjing Road are also secretly discussing this matter.Huang Yifu said: "According to reliable information, Mu Jianquan has already sold our batch of medicines to the Japanese Miyamoto Taro." Chen Jing defended him: "There may be other reasons for this. Appropriate medicine to save a woman..." Suddenly seeing Wang Ling looking at me with mysterious eyes, she couldn't help but blushed, and said, "But if he really does something that endangers the country and is willing to be a traitor, I will The first one not to let him go." Li Dahu said: "Just kill that kid Mu Jianquan." Li Xiaohu also said: "Yes, let us brothers go." Huang Yifu shook his head and stopped him: "No, old Mr. Mu Zhengying has done a great favor to our party. Before we could repay him at all, Mr. Mu passed away. Anyway, Mu Jianquan is his son, and Mu Jianquan Young and ignorant, it is inevitable that he will be deceived and go astray, we still persuade him, hoping that he can turn around as soon as possible." Yu Shaoyun nodded and said: "I also agree with Lao Huang's opinion." Chen Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said, "Let me persuade him." But after Mu Jianquan broke into the door, he let out a scream.Luo Xianzi who had just come downstairs, maid Wang Ma, and male servant Liu Bingde ran into his room one after another when they heard the sound; the bodyguards guarding the courtyard also rushed upstairs with guns in hand.The scene in front of them surprised everyone: Kiyoko Ishikawa was lying naked on the bed, her eyes wide open, her hair disheveled, motionless, with a knife wound on her chest, and blood was still flowing out to her lower abdomen. Wang Ma and Liu Bingde were so frightened that their faces changed drastically, and they were at a loss; Luo Xianzi was so frightened that the book in her hand fell to the ground, covering her face with her hands; Mu Jianquan had calmed down, and was carefully looking at the situation in the room: Ishikawa Kiyoko's clothes were torn After throwing it on the ground, the sheets and pillows were in a mess, showing signs of struggle; there was a bloody dagger beside the bed, and semen-like liquid remained near the genitals between the deceased's legs; the doors and windows were closed, And the bolts are still inserted, and there are no clues on the window panes such as spider webs written in detective novels; the rest of the things show no signs of being turned.Judging from the scene, it turned out to be a rape and murder case only for female sex! Mu Jianquan stared at several bodyguards and asked, "What's going on here? How do you guard it?" A bodyguard said: "Master, our people are guarding the surroundings 24 hours a day, and absolutely no one has come in. .” The gazes of several people were on Liu Bingde who was trembling, and Liu Bingde was even more at a loss immediately, and said anxiously: "Master, this matter has nothing to do with me!" Mu Jianquan said: "I didn't say it had anything to do with you, But Miss Shi was obviously raped and murdered, and no outsider has ever entered the house, and you were the only man in the house at the time." Liu Bingde became even more anxious, "Master, I really didn't..." Wang Ma also interceded for him: "Yes, Ade has been in this family for more than ten years, and he has always been honest and honest." After everyone came to the living room, Mu Jianquan said to Liu Bingde: "I hope it's not you, but this incident happened at home, you have to find out, you just need to go to the hospital for a test to see if the semen in Miss Shi's body is It's fine if it's not yours." Liu Bingde blushed, and said, "There's no need to go for the test. Young master, can I talk to you alone?" Mu Jianquan looked at him and said, "Okay." The two walked into a warehouse on the first floor. After a while, Mu Jianquan and Liu Bingde came out, Mu Jianquan sat next to Luo Xianzi, and said: "Uncle De has confirmed to me that he is not the murderer, I hope everyone will stop doubting him." Luo Xianzi said: " Who is the murderer? How did he get into this house? How did he commit the crime?" Everyone looked at each other, unable to answer her question.Although Liu Bingde was suspected in his heart, he didn't know what he said to Mu Jianquan, so Mu Jianquan believed that he was not the murderer.Since the two of them were talking alone and didn't say anything, the others naturally didn't dare to ask further questions. A bodyguard said: "Otherwise, call the police and let the police investigate." Mu Jianquan said: "No need, the police can't figure out this kind of bizarre and unsolved case. If those reporters are allowed to report it, we will all I can't tell. Take her body to the outskirts and bury it!" The bodyguard said: "Yes!" Then he went upstairs to carry the body.Mu Jianquan said to Wang Ma and Liu Bingde: "You all go down too." The two retreated in response. Ishikawa Kiyoko's body had been carried out, it was pitch black outside the window, the cold wind was blowing, and the branches were swaying, looking eerie. Luo Xianzi said sadly: "It would be great if Jianying was here. With her intelligence, she must know who the murderer is." Mu Jianquan also thought of his smart and beautiful sister, but he didn't know that she was already... He couldn't help but Sighed: "Yes." Luo Xianzi said again: "This secret room rape and murder case is somewhat similar to the second detective story told by Ms. Shi Qing. At that time, Jianying was going to reveal who the murderer was, but I blamed myself for being smart." , I want to think for myself, if we listen to her reasoning, maybe we can get inspiration from it today and know who the murderer is." Mu Jianquan put his arms around her and said: "Okay, don't blame yourself, this matter is over, after a few days after Jianying's letter, we can write back and ask her if it's okay? Xianzi, now You are the only one by my side, and I can't lose you anymore." Luo Xianzi leaned against Mu Jianquan and said, "Brother Mu, I'm so scared." Mu Jianquan patted her on the shoulder and said, "With me by your side, you don't have to be afraid of anything, I will use my life to fight for you." Protect yours." Mu Jianquan took out a check from his body and handed it to Luo Xianzi. Luo Xianzi looked at it and said in surprise, "What are you doing with so much money?" Mu Jianquan said, "Don't you want me to do more? Do you want to do something about charity? This is my money from selling medicines today, and you can use all of it to do charity for me.” Luo Xianzi said happily, “That’s great, there are too many refugees who have fled to Shanghai because of the war. The government can’t control it either. Due to the constraints of time and the situation, we can only build rudimentary refugee shelters, directly rent or buy some houses, or build some tents. Try to build as many places as possible to try to accommodate more refugees and give them Provide board and lodging, and then help them arrange work and where to go. Do you agree?" Mu Jianquan said: "You are very thoughtful, I said everything is up to you." Luo Xianzi said: "The two sums of money you gave me can already do a lot of things, besides building refugee shelters, we , and use the remaining money to expand the orphanage and donate it to the Red Cross." Mu Jianquan said: "It's a blessing from many lifetimes that I can have a kind woman like you in this life." Luo Xianzi blushed, and said, "I actually have a little bit of selfishness in doing this." Mu Jianquan wondered, "Really?" Are those promises intended to establish a good image? Tomorrow, I will tell the reporters of the major newspapers about the good deeds you are going to do, so that everyone in Shanghai will know the good deeds you have done." 沐涧泉表情尴尬，道：“我虽然希望能给自己赢来好的声誉，可是真要这样去宣传，好像不大好吧。那样肯定会有人在背后说三道四，我心里也会觉得对不起你那一片纯洁的善心。”罗显紫道：“你千万别这么说，你想啊，如果经过报纸宣传，一来就可以树立你和你公司的良好形象，这样生意就能更好，就能赚更多的钱，可以做更多的善事；二来还可以带动其他人效仿你的做法。这不是两全其美的事吗？”沐涧泉道：“好，一切都听你的。” 罗显紫向他温柔地一笑，让沐涧泉不禁看得痴了，将她紧紧地搂在怀里，低头吻着她的樱桃小嘴，罗显紫害羞地闭上双眼，沐涧泉侧身压住了她的身体，在热烈多情地相吻时，伸出左手搂住她的纤纤细腰，右手伸去解开了她胸前的衣扣……罗显紫突然将他推开，双手拉着衬衣领口，惊道：“不要这样！” 沐涧泉道：“对不起，我伤害到你了吗？”罗显紫凄然道：“不是的，沐大哥，是我配不上你……”沐涧泉急道：“显紫，你为什么突然这样说？如果我刚才对你的爱表现得太过分，我向你道歉，我是因为太爱你了，所以才一时把持不住的。以后我对你一定以礼相待，决不会再有丝毫冒犯。”罗显紫道：“这不是你的错，都是我的错，我已经不是处女之身了……日本人侵占我家乡时，我被几个日本兵轮奸过……一想起这事，我就怕得要死……我本来不敢奢望爱情的，可是我真的太爱你了，但我也知道我配不上你了，所以就想在事业上多帮帮你，等你功成名就，我就离开你……” 沐涧泉将她紧紧抱在怀中，道：“小傻瓜，你有过这么悲惨的遭遇。我疼爱你还来不及呢，又怎么会有那些世俗之人的偏见嫌弃你呢？你放心好了，以后我会用我所有的爱来关心你、呵护你，治疗你心灵的伤害，你也不许再说要离开我的瞎话。”罗显紫道：“沐大哥，我知道你对我好，可是我……”沐涧泉道：“什么也别再说了，难道我对你的心你还不明白吗？”罗显紫道：“我明白。” 沐涧泉道：“你先回房间去休息吧，等会儿我让王妈把晚饭给你送到房间里。”罗显紫道：“嗯，那你也要早点休息。”沐涧泉在她额上吻了一下，轻轻抚摩着她的脸，微笑着点了点头。 七月十七日，沐涧泉在罗显紫的陪同下，召开了记者招待会，宣布了马上要做的所有慈善事业。 七月十八日，各大报纸头版头条纷纷刊登了此事。题目是《沐涧泉行善诺言即将实现》《有其父必有其子——沐氏企业父子慈善活动纪实》《上海第一大善人——少年企业家沐涧泉》《沐涧泉行善事迹每日追踪》等。大街上报童叫喊着，转眼间便卖光了手中的报纸。 宫本太郎等日本间谍和军统的赵理彪等人见报后，都分析认为沐涧泉是个见利忘义的小人，这样做的目的是为了图虚名，但也佩服他下的本钱的确够大的。共产党中李大虎、李小虎、郭德福也认为他是为了个人名利；王玲则认为他是改邪归正，为国为民；陈婧心中也不知谁说得有理，只有希望如王玲所说的那样，却又不好发表意见；黄逸夫、余劭昀则说不管他动机如何，总之那些事确实是利国利民的大善事。 七月十九日，宫本太郎在家中的密议室里召见了泽田樱子中尉和今村秀子少尉。 宫本太郎道：“查到石川大尉的下落没有？”泽田樱子道：“回中佐阁下，已经查到……石川大尉已经死了，被沐家的保镖埋在了郊外。” 宫本太郎大惊道：“是沐涧泉干的吗？” 泽田樱子道：“石川大尉的死倒可以肯定不是沐涧泉所为，到底是谁，还需要进一步调查。不过，对沐涧泉不可不防，我认为应该对他进行一些考察。” 今村秀子道：“我有一计，正好一石二鸟。”宫本太郎问道：“你有何妙计？”今村秀子细说如此如此，宫本太郎和泽田樱子都点头称赞。 宫本太郎又问道：“我们的'飞雪行动'进展如何？”今村秀子惭愧地道：“并不是十分理想。” 泽田樱子道：“国共两党虽然并不知道我们外面人所做的一切就是'飞雪行动'。但他们也同样在做那方面的工作，无形之中就已经撞到了一起，我们的阻力实在是不小。”宫本太郎叹道：“真不知道川岛芳子何时才会出现。” 七月二十日，沐涧泉和张啸林都被宫本太郎请到了府中。在宽敞的大厅里，两边站着两排日本武士，宫本太郎身穿和服坐在前方平台上，左右两旁跪着身穿和服的泽田樱子和今村秀子。侧厅里有日本仕女奏着柔美动听的日本音乐。 沐涧泉和张啸林走到台前，沐涧泉用余光打量着台上的两位美人。张啸林首先问道：“不知宫本先生叫我们来有何贵干？”宫本太郎道：“我想请二位见一个人。”随即拍了三掌，音乐停止，侧门里两名日本武士押着一名女子来到台前。张啸林陡见这女子正是自己的表妹苏慧娟，不由得大吃一惊。 宫本太郎道：“苏慧娟，军统十朵金花之一的'梅花'小姐，居然当上了我的秘书，幸亏我发现得及时呀。张先生，她可是你表妹，为了证明你与她之间除了亲戚关系之外没有别的关系，就请你大义灭亲吧。”反手拔出一把刀架上的武士刀扔出，武士刀插在沐、张二人之间的木地板上，摇晃不定，闪着金光。 张啸林惊道：“这……宫本先生……”苏慧娟大声道：“表哥，你是一个中国人，竟然甘愿当汉奸，做卖国求荣的事，你对得起你的良心吗？” 泽田樱子向沐涧泉道：“沐先生，既然张先生和军统的人还有特殊的关系，那就只有劳你动手了。”她把“军统”二字说得很重，意思再明白不过。沐涧泉道：“我和军统的人可没有什么关系。”泽田樱子道：“我们相信沐先生不是军统的人，可是不少投靠我们的人都脚踏两只船，不敢得罪军统的人，想为自己留条退路。这就好比谈恋爱，脚踏两只船会享受到无比的快乐，但是也会带来危险，不如死心塌地地爱一个人好。”沐涧泉调笑道：“你不但人长得漂亮，说话也这么风趣。” 张啸林心说：“上贼船容易，下贼船难。我若不杀表妹，宫本必会对我疑心，以后就无发展前途；况且我不杀地，也难保沐涧泉这小子不杀她；即便我俩都不杀，表妹也不可能活命。倒不如我杀了她，做汉奸就做到底了。”他想到这些，便转身看着苏慧娟，道：“我杀。表妹，别怪我心狠了，表哥是做大事之人，做大事者就得六亲不认。”反手去抓身侧的武士刀，却摸了个空。却是沐涧泉抢先一步，双手拔起武士刀，一刀砍死了苏慧娟，鲜血溅在沐、张二人身上。 宫本太郎哈哈大笑，道：“难得二位都对我帝国如此忠心，我已为二位设下酒宴，我们好好庆祝。” 七月二十一日，法租界枫林桥军统上海反间组秘密聚会室里，杨继荣、赵理彪、王克金、沈学华正聚在一起。 王克金义愤填膺地道：“'梅花'小姐是被沐涧泉所杀，看来这小子是死心塌地投靠日本人了。我们非杀了这小子不可，不然他还不知道我们军统的厉害。”他一直就暗恋着苏慧娟，所以话语显得尤为激烈。赵理彪道：“现在投靠日本人的人很多，有很多都是秘密进行的，我们也不能完全掌握，我看不如就拿沐涧泉开刀，以起到杀一儆百的作用。”沈学华道：“对，苏小姐之仇不可不报，他竟然敢对我们军统下手，就得为此付出血的代价。”同时又提出了自己的担心：“可是他身边保镖众多，我们可得计划周密。” 赵理彪见组里几名骨干都赞同刺杀沐涧泉，这时才向杨继荣道：“不知杨科长对此事有何看法？”杨继荣心里骂道：“他妈的，你们几个眼里还有老子？都商量好了再来问我的意见？”脸上却不动声色，道：“我到上海来主要是为了和'菊花'小姐进行单线联络。这些事你们完全可以自己处理，既然你们都认为该行刺沐涧泉，那就商量出个万全之策。” 王克金小心地问杨继荣道：“不知杨科长有什么高见？我等一切全听杨科长的。”无论从个人感情还是军统特工的办事习惯来讲，他都是要极力主张杀沐涧泉的，但是他为人却甚是精明，随时都保持着清醒的头脑。从表面上看，在这个问题上他是在尊重杨继荣，向他请教方案，其实是为了把杨继荣这位首都来的专员拉下水。因为这件事办砸了上面是会追究责任的，按照官场惯例，到时他的直接上级赵理彪又会找个替罪羊，那就非他这位担任副职的来承担不可了，而有杨继荣的参与就好多了，他会想办法为自己开脱的。 杨继荣道：“沐家守卫森严，闯入他家行刺不大可能成功，在大街上也不好，无论成功与否，都会造成很坏的影响。根据'菊花'小姐提供的情报，这几天他的恋人罗显紫情绪低落，每天去圣玛丽孤儿院都是由沐涧泉亲自接送，跟着去的保镖就两三个。我们最好选择在夜幕前，潜入孤儿院下手。”几个人都一致赞同他的观点。 下午四五点钟，沈学华和几名行动特工便分散在圣玛丽孤儿院附近观察地形。 黄昏时分，一辆豪华的罗尔斯轿车开进了孤儿院。沈学华看清楚了沐涧泉和两名保镖坐在里面，几名特工交换了眼色，都伸手握紧了衣服里的手枪，向大门口靠近。 几人一直等到夜幕笼罩着大地，仍不见车开出，聚在一起低声商议一阵，决定冲进去行刺。几名特工迅速翻进院墙，见一幢大楼的三楼上亮着灯，几人交替掩护着穿过花木山石，靠近了大楼。沈学华用刀具划破了底楼窗户的玻璃，几人先后跳了进去，正准备摸索着寻找楼梯向亮着灯的二楼靠近。突然间，房间里的电灯明亮。几人惊慌失措，却见屋里早已站满了端着卡宾枪的沐家保镖，枪口都对准了自己。 沐涧泉与罗显紫坐在沙发上，一只手搭在罗显紫肩上，一只手端起茶杯喝了口茶，笑道：“我已经等你们很久了。”沈学华等人不得不放下了手中的枪，他们简直不敢相信这一切，他心念电转：“我们这次行动是绝密的，他怎么可能事先有防备？难道我们内部有敌特？”嘴上说道：“沐涧泉，你这汉奸卖国贼，我们的人是不会放过你的。” 罗显紫道：“你们误会涧泉了，他是天下最好的好人。他做了那么多的善事，难道你们不知道吗？他是个很爱国爱民的好人，你们怎么能说他是汉奸卖国贼呢？”沈学华怒道：“你这种女人，头发长，见识短，我们没有必要听你那些胡言乱语，要杀便杀，不成功，便成仁。不过告诉你，你们迟早会死在我们人的手上的！” 沐涧泉叹道：“显紫，看来除了你，没有人能理解我，本来看在你的情分上，我打算放了他们。可现在你也听见了，我不得不做出令我们都难过的决定。”又向保镖道，“这里是孤儿院，我不想这里染上血腥。把他们拉出去，装进麻袋，扔到江里喂鱼。”众保镖道：“是！”立即便将几人押了出去。 七月二十二日，今村秀子进入宫本太郎的密议室，道：“中佐阁下，沐涧泉得到我们提供的情报后，已经将行刺他的军统特工全部生擒，并且装进麻袋扔进海里了。”泽田樱子道：“经过我们的试探和军统对他的行刺，足以证明他不是军统的人。但还需要试探一下他与共党是否有关，有一个叫陈婧的女共产党员是他的初恋情人，我们就用这个女人来试探他。” 宫本太郎心中奇怪：“投靠我们的人那么多，泽田中尉为何唯独对这沐涧泉如此感兴趣？何况，其他那些人背景更复杂，那才有必要考察，一时间也没工夫去做。而沐涧泉刚刚回上海，完全是一个贪名好色的小人，她却那么在乎他的真实背景，这其中难道有什么原因？”但他却丝毫不露于色，点头赞同她的意见，道：“有道理，那这件事就由你去办好了。” 泽田樱子道：“哈依！” 泽田樱子刚一离开，今村秀子便道：“中佐，有一些话我不知当讲不当讲。”宫本太郎道：“我们又不是外人，难道还有什么不能讲的吗？身为军人，说话怎么能婆婆妈妈的。”今村秀子道：“是，我觉得泽田中尉对沐涧泉似乎重视得太过了，那小子只是无数投靠我们的人当中的一个，当时我们用军统的'梅花'不过是想断了张啸林的后路，顺便试探一下沐涧泉，现在又何必去抓共党的人来试探他？难不成我们还得再去抓个中统的人来试探他沐涧泉是不是中统的人？泽田中尉并非不明白这些道理，我怀疑她另有目的，她是不是爱上那小子了？”宫本太郎笑道：“真不愧是我的学生，从现在起你要严密监视泽田中尉。”今村秀子道：“哈依！” 宫本太郎叹道：“看来在我们内部也隐藏着太多谜了。” 在南京路万卷书店的地下密室里，刚从沐涧泉那里回来的陈婧凄然道：“他变了，他以前是那么单纯、善良，现在竟然变得那么复杂、凶残。他把军统行刺他的人全部装进麻袋扔进海里了。无论我怎样劝他和日本人断绝关系他都不听，还说如果不是看在以前的情分上，同样会杀了我。他为什么会这样？” 李大虎道：“陈姐，他这种人不值得你为他难过，幸好当年你有先见之明，及时离开了他。”王玲白了他一眼，道：“你能不能闭上你的乌鸦嘴，婧姐姐离开他关你什么事？再说，她也不会看上你。”李大虎怒道：“你小丫头胡说些什么？”王玲道：“我对我好朋友沐涧颖的才华和人品都非常敬重，我虽从没见过沐涧泉，但我相信涧颖所看中的人是不会错的。对于沐涧泉的评价，我持保留意见。” 郭德福思考良久，道：“看来我们得杀了沐涧泉。”黄逸夫依旧为难地道：“可他父亲沐正英先生对我们恩重如山……”郭德福道：“沐老先生一生正直，爱国爱民。如果他还活着，知道儿子做出叛国之事，也决不会放过他的。我们为他清理门户，相信他泉下有知，也不会怪我们的。我们把沐涧颖找回来，由她继承沐家产业，这本来也是沐老先生的遗愿。”余劭昀道：“老郭说得有道理，既然沐涧泉不能改邪归正，就只能杀了他。但是军统的人已经失手，我们可得计划周全。” 李大虎道：“那行刺的事就由我和我弟弟去，保证完成任务。”黄逸夫道：“我看可以，但是一定要小心。” 王玲却语出惊人地道：“我看还是由婧姐姐去最合适，其他人去可能连目标都不能接近。不过由她去也有一大坏处，就怕她到时候会下不了手。”陈婧道：“你不用激我，就由我去好了，我一定完成任务。”李大虎首先反对道：“不行，这种事怎能让女人去冒险？”王玲道：“女人怎么了？就只有男人才能拿枪杀人吗？婧姐姐本事可大了。” 余劭昀打量着王玲，隐隐觉得她的建议有些反常，似乎暗藏着阴谋。但见她天真烂漫，并非像有什么心机的女孩，只是认为不能同意她的意见。果然，黄逸夫也反对她的意见，但陈婧坚持要去，众人阻止不住。 陈婧坐着一辆黄包车来到绍兴路口，步行向五十二号的沐家行去。她每走一步，心中便增加一些紧张和恐惧，她知道这一去，自己也可能送命，但她并不是为将要失去生命而害怕，在她入党的那一天，就准备好了随时牺牲，她怕的是要杀的人是沐涧泉，虽然他是个卖国求荣的汉奸，但毕竟是自己曾经深爱过的人…… 突然间，一辆轿车从后面开来，在她身边停下。她还没回过神来，便被一名女子拉上了车，并在她头部猛烈一击，她立即便失去了知觉。汽车迅速开走。