Chapter 6 chapter 5

Sang Xia has a story, and her story is related to Sang Xia.Now we know that this Sang Xia is not that Sang Xia, she is not related to Zhu Yuqiong by blood, but she is indeed related to Sang Xia - they are a pair of good friends. This Sang Xia—her real name is Ye Lihong, she and Sang Xia met on the boat returning to Singapore from the United States.At that time, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident had just broke out, and Sang Xia joined the Communist Party in Guangzhou when she returned to China for the second time.After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, she organized more than ten batches of young overseas Chinese to return to China to join the army.It was she who told Ye Lihong that communism is the most humane, most reasonable, and most poetic doctrine, so it should be the ultimate ideal of all mankind.

Ye Lihong will never forget the look on Sang Xia's face when she first told her about communism. That face was so radiant, and those eyes were so bright and fiery. When Sang Xia returned to China for the third time, she had an extra partner, Ye Lihong. It was also when she returned to China that she introduced Ye Lihong to join the party.Originally, Ye Lihong planned to stay and go to the Soviet area of ​​Hainan Island or stay in Guangzhou to do underground work.However, the July 7th Incident broke out, and the organization sent Ye Lihong back to Kuala Lumpur to assist Sang Xia in fundraising and organize students to promote the anti-Japanese war, and Sang Xia was sent to Shanghai.

In May of this year, before Sang Xia was sent back to Shanghai, an accident happened. She got a strange disease and died on the ship.When she died, Ye Lihong was by her side. So the work that Ye Lihong is doing now was originally Sang Xia's.The letter Sang Xia's father wrote to Zhu Yuqiong was originally written by Sang Xia at her father's request.Before Sang Xia closed her eyes, she handed the letter to Ye Lihong, saying that her aunt's house was in the French Concession, and her activities were relatively free.In addition, hiding in a big family is good for self-protection.

From then on, Ye Lihong became Sang Xia.She will live the rest of her life for Sang Xia.Of course, she also likes the name Sang Xia very much.She stubbornly believes that the owner of this name is always inseparable from youth and beauty. Now, Sang Xia has become the proprietress of "Xiaguang Fresh Fruit Wholesale Store", which will open tomorrow.He Xiaohui looked at her with a solemn and serious expression, "Comrade Sang Xia, you come to cut the ribbon." Although he has called her Sang Xia many times, today feels very different, it feels more respectful and more respectful. Points of sustenance.

Sang Xia took out a handful of lychees and gently put them into the bamboo basket next to them.Taking out another handful of lychees, she looked at He Xiaohui a little uneasy. He Xiaohui simply picked up the basket and poured the lychees into the bamboo basket bit by bit.A heavy rubber bag was poured out. Sang Xia picked it up and found the seal.He Xiaohui put the knife in her hand, she cut open the seal, and several medicine bottles and boxes rolled out from inside.He Xiaohui picked up two bottles and looked at them. They were all sulfonamide drugs, mainly used to reduce inflammation.No anesthetic has been found yet.They began to discern the lids of other baskets.

The phone mounted on the wall rang.He Xiaohui walked towards the phone and jokingly said that it could not be the retailer who ordered it, that would be too fast.He picked up the microphone: "Hello?" He heard Wang Mutian's voice. Wang Mutian wanted to find Sang Xia. He looked at Sang Xia and said, "Sang Xia is not here. If you need anything, tell me and I can tell her." Wang Mutian seemed only willing to tell Sang Xia himself, so he hung up the phone. Sang Xia was a little strange: "I told Ah Mu that you can call me this number in case of emergency. Is there any accident?"

"Before teaching him the code to communicate, we can't let him use this phone." He Xiaohui warned, "I'm afraid that he will say something related to our organization on the phone. We will use this place for a long time, and it will be the main contact point in the future. Use this phone for business as much as possible, otherwise once it is monitored, the contact point will be exposed." Wang Mutian rode a bicycle and wandered the streets boredly. After discovering Uncle San's secret, he immediately hoped to find Sang Xia and remind Sang Xia that her true identity had been exposed.Now that they have some secrets in common, he chooses to trust Sang Xia without hesitation. If the third uncle knows that he is telling the truth, he may lament that the family thief is hard to guard against.

While the vehicle was passing, Wang Mutian caught a glimpse of a very familiar person wearing sunglasses sitting in a rickshaw. He was a little uncertain, but he still became curious, so he quietly followed him away. Not far away, Wang Mutian saw Hong Wangnan hurrying into the alley carrying two gift fruit baskets.He stopped the car and was hesitating whether to chase after him, when he suddenly noticed a man who was reading a magazine stood up and stared at Hong Wangnan's back at the newsstand at the entrance of the alley not far behind Hong Wangnan. The man flicked the magazine in his hand, and another man got up from the bench of the wonton stall across the road and walked towards the road.The two exchanged winks and walked into the door of the apartment.

Wang Mutian saw that Hong Wangnan was being followed. Hong Wangnan was upset when he got home. It turned out that his mother was not sick at all, which meant that he had been fooled and even deceived his superiors.He looked at his younger sister angrily, she was responsible for all these messy things, they quarreled a few times, and Hong Wangnan suddenly said, "Business women don't know the hatred of subjugation", which suddenly stabbed a hornet's nest.Sun Bining was furious: "How can you scold your sister like that? Do you know what a merchant girl is? Your father's family has four generations of scholars, and we have lived our lives in a noble way. We have raised a merchant girl who sells jokes? You are not just scolding your little sister." , you scolded me and your father together!"

Sun Bining hadn't seen her son for a year, and she was unhappy when she heard that her son didn't go home first when he returned to Shanghai, so he just took the opportunity to lose his temper. Hong Wangnan did not know his mistake, "Mom, outside of Shanghai, there is a sea of ​​blood and fire. In our Central Aircraft Manufacturing Plant alone, hundreds of people died in a plague!" Backed by her mother, Hong Wangmei also stepped in to ridicule her brother: "So many people have died, why shouldn't you go home and see us living people?" Hong Wangnan became more and more anxious: "You don't understand how important tonight's meeting is! China is on the verge of subjugation because of you insensitive people!"

Sun Bining's expression changed, and she slapped the table with a "slap", and said tearfully, "Go away, we are insensitive and not worthy of your visit. We are ashamed because we are still alive, and we still have food and drink, just because We will still miss you, and worry about you in our dreams! As long as we are healthy, we are not worthy of you to visit us. If we have a stroke and swallow our breath, it is worth your trouble. Come back and take a look! You go away ! Your father and I will not die, you don't want to come back!" Sun Bining accused her son of not understanding herself, and Hong Wangnan accused her mother of not understanding herself. Coupled with Hong Wangmei's heartless fanning, the Hong family was full of gunpowder in an instant, and the war was imminent.At this time, Wang Duoying floated out of the bathroom wearing a cotton dress that was a bit too baggy.Hong Wangnan was taken aback: "Why are you here?" Wang Duoying restrained herself from going to Hong Wangnan, and said lightly, "I'm here to see Hong's mother." Thinking of the embarrassment and grievance in the afternoon, she turned her face away again. Hong Wangmei said with tears in her eyes: "Duoying was also tricked by me. I kowtow to you all, please forgive my deception, lying, frivolity, shame..." Said "plop" and knelt on the ground, "Tong Tong "He knocked his head twice. Sun Bining said sadly to her daughter: "It's going to be 13 o'clock again! Get up!" Hong Wangmei looked at her mother and said, "If you promise not to drive my brother away, I will get up." Sun Bining was tender and sad at the same time: "This is his home, if he doesn't want to leave, can I drive him away?" After speaking, he got up and went into the kitchen. Wang Duoying went up to pull Hong Wangmei.Hong Wangmei struggled to walk on her knees, and moved closer to Hong Wangnan: "All of you promise to forgive me, and I will get up." It seemed that she was sincerely repenting, and at the same time she seemed to be acting coquettishly. Wang Duoying played a neutral role, Hong Wangnan saw her, all anger was gone, she stepped forward and together with Wang Duoying pulled Hong Wangmei up: "My mouth is dry, little girl, please pour me some cold water." Bar?" These words were very clever, Hong Wangmei got up from the ground and ran to the kitchen. A family war suddenly turned to peace. When it was time to eat watermelon, the family was already chatting and laughing around the round dining table.Sun Bining is a particular person. The watermelon has eight petals and is torn apart. She thinks it is unlucky, so she specially uses a long and thin knife to make a square opening on the skin of the melon, then picks up a long-handled silver spoon and sticks it in. , the spoon turned around, scooped out a round piece of bright red melon pulp from the inside, put it into a glass basin, another large spoon... While eating melons, Hong Wangnan exposed Sun Bining and said: "You think I have been with Ah Ying for so many days after I have been back to Shanghai, but I don't go home, and I value my unmarried wife more than my own mother, so you are jealous... ..." Sun Bining was hit by her son, but she denied it with a smile: "Nonsense! I'm jealous of your wife, what's the point?" He also sneaked a glance at Wang Duoying.Wang Duoying lowered her head, still unwilling to talk to Hong Wangnan, she is very angry and wronged, and she can't be dismissed casually. Wang Mutian observed the Hong's apartment up and down for a long time, and saw the two men sneaking in ambush near the Hong's house, as if they were about to take some action.Can't help being anxious, ran to the phone booth on the street to call the Hong family. It was Sun Bining who answered the phone. When Sun Bining heard that someone was watching her, she became uneasy. When Wang Duoying heard that the call was from her younger brother, she grabbed the receiver and said, "Amu, what happened?" "Are you also at Hong's mother's place?...Okay, now I'm sure who this guest is." Wang Mutian took a breath, "I saw him wearing sunglasses on the road just now, and I didn't dare to recognize him. Tell him to temporarily Don't go out, I will find a way to rescue him right away. It will be easier when it gets dark. Goodbye!" Hearing this tone, Wang Mutian is not simple, like someone who does big things. Wang Mutian called his little friend like a general who planned strategies. He told Xiao Liu: "This operation must be successful, understand? You hang up the phone and go to Zheng Fuhai's house immediately to inform him to participate in the operation. I will give Gao Xiang Call home. Borrow a bicycle as much as you can! If you can’t borrow a car, steal it.” After calling Xiao Gao, Wang Mutian guessed that Sang Xia should have dinner at home, so he dialed the number home.The third uncle answered the phone. When Wang Mutian heard that it was the third uncle's voice, he immediately pretended to cough like a sick man. Then he put his hand on his throat, and with a voice that sounded like someone else's, he spoke in Fujian dialect: "Excuse me, Ah, is Miss Sangxia here?" The third uncle asked: "Where can I find it?" "I'm Dahua Foreign Trade Co., please make an appointment with Ms. Sang for an interview! Are you Mr. Sang? Please ask your lady to answer the phone, okay?" The third uncle said: "Okay, please wait a moment." Hearing Sang Xia answer the phone, Wang Mutian's voice returned to normal: "Sister Xiaoxia, it's me, don't make a sound, listen to me! Put down the phone and come to No. 12 Gaoen Road immediately. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the alley. It's too urgent, I can't talk to you on the phone." Sang Xia cooperated respectfully: "Excuse me, sir, please tell me the phone number of the foreign company. I'm afraid I won't be able to find the way, so I will call you at any time..." Wang Mutian reported the number of the phone booth. About ten minutes later, Sang Xia called: "It's me, what happened?" Wang Mutian said straight to the point: "Move out quickly and don't live in my house." Sang Xia was a little puzzled: "I want to move out, but I haven't found a suitable place. What's wrong?" "A telegram came from Singapore today, and the third uncle received it. I saw it secretly. I have more important matters, life-threatening matters, and I don't have time to tell you in detail. You'd better move out tonight, just in case the third uncle He is really the kind of person you guessed, you will be in danger!" Sang Xia's voice changed a bit: "Where are you now?" "At Lane 12, Gao En Road, across the road from Hong Wangmei's house." "You said life is at stake, but whose life is it?" Wang Mutian's voice was full of sadness, like a farewell performance: "Whether you are the real sister Xiaoxia or not, I know you are a good person. You sacrificed so much to return to China to fight against Japan... I like you. Hang up, goodbye .” Sang Xia became nervous: "Amu!" "Remember, don't go back to my house. If...in case we don't see each other again, don't forget that you have a friend named A Mu." After Wang Mutian finished speaking, he hung up the line without any doubt. Xiao Liu, Xiao Zheng and Xiao Gao rode bicycles and quickly approached Wang Mutian from the other side of the road. Wang Mutian solemnly shook hands with them one by one: "Tonight's action is a matter of life and death. A hero who came back from the anti-Japanese front line is being captured by secret agents." Keep an eye on him, the spies may arrest him now. He is carrying out a grand project of Sino-US cooperation. It is an anti-Japanese and anti-fascist project. It is a top-secret plan. If the Japanese devils catch him, the loss to our China will be unimaginable. .Our action is to rescue this hero." The three boys stared at him like clockwork. Wang Mutian looked at his partners seriously: "But before taking action, everyone should listen to my advice: this operation is dangerous. If you are unwilling, not 100% willing, you can withdraw from the operation now. I won't blame you .” The excited eyes of the three partners seemed to light up the night: finally there was a decent action.Everyone voted by show of hands, willing to participate in the action. Seeing their determination, Wang Mutian expressed his admiration as a leader. According to the respective characteristics of the three partners, he formulated a set of action plans. He turned to Xiao Liu and Xiao Gao, and gave them a serious look. "You two are tall and strong, and you are going to do some physical work. On the roof of that building, there is a fire cabinet with a coil of fire hose in it. The two of you go up and tie the fire hose to the top of the building. On the lightning rod, put the water pipe down so that the water pipe reaches a balcony on the south side of the seventh floor. There are four balconies on the south side of the seventh floor, and the second balcony from the west, I will connect the water pipe on the balcony of his house.” He turned to Xiao Zheng again: "Go and drive away the spies who are staring at his door, you can figure out a way for yourself. You are good at playing rogue, pretending to be crazy and stupid." After the task was assigned, Wang Mutian said: "Okay, now we are comrades, and everyone swears that if we are caught by the secret agents, we are not allowed to betray other comrades." He stretched out his hand, and the other three hands also stretched out, and they held tightly in his hand . Sang Xia came to He Xiaohui's residence and informed He Xiaohui that her identity had been discovered by the third uncle.When He Xiaohui heard the news, he didn't think it was a threat. Since the third uncle didn't take any action, there was no need to mess up his own position. He would first see the other party's reaction before making any plans. Hearing that Wang Mutian was planning a rescue operation, He Xiaohui smiled disapprovingly, saying that Wang Mutian just read too many detective novels and wanted to be his lone hero again.But Sang Xia didn't think so. Sang Xia concluded intuitively that what Wang Mutian did today would be very unusual, so she had to rush to meet Wang Mutian.Wang Mutian went crazy, and Sang Xia also went crazy, which made He Xiaohui feel angry and shocked.Seeing Sang Xia gradually disappearing in the night, He Xiaohui threw away the cigarette butt, drove the medium-sized truck, and caught up with Sang Xia's bicycle. Sang Xia sat in the cab and asked him, "Why do you suddenly feel soft-hearted?" "I'm soft-hearted?" He Xiaohui disagreed with Sang Xia's statement, "I'm going with you to make sure you won't be arrested. If you are arrested, I must at least witness it with my own eyes, so that I can move before you confess me, Also notify other comrades to transfer." Sang Xia sneered: "Your ruthlessness is so touching. I guess you also want to witness Ah Mu's arrest, or give him a shot at the moment of his arrest, lest he enter the Japanese Gendarmerie and betray you. He is more ruthless than a hooligan !" He Xiaohui also sneered: "A student is a student, with a human touch, a student accent, and a petty bourgeoisie." He seemed to remind him intentionally: "I am far more ruthless than you think. If necessary, I will shoot myself first." Sang Xia asked rhetorically, "If revolutionaries are so brave and eager to die, what's the point of revolution?" He Xiaohui stared straight ahead: "Revolutionaries want revolution, including the petty bourgeois sentiments of you students." "How are you going to kill us?" "For example, after you and I survive tonight, I will give you a punishment." The truck stopped on the street near Hong's apartment. Sang Xia and He Xiaohui jumped off at the same time. He Xiaohui glanced around, took note of the terrain, and told Sang Xia to cross the road and find a place to sit on the opposite side to observe the situation.Sang Xia nodded and walked across the road.He Xiaohui noticed that Sang Xia's legs were a little stiff, obviously a little nervous, so he couldn't help shaking his head secretly. With his hands in his trouser pockets, he walked to the entrance of the alley of Hong's apartment, and suddenly saw a man covered in smoke coming out of the door of the apartment building, screaming. This is the masterpiece of Xiao Zheng, who is good at playing naughty and rascal.In the corridor of the apartment, he bumped into this sneaky man with a wine bottle, and the two of them fell to the ground at the same time. He followed him to the stairs with a pistol in hand, and while the man was not on his guard, Xiao Zheng lit the alcohol lamp he had prepared and threw it at the man.The alcohol lamp exploded on the man, and the man became the biggest firefly in the world... The stalker at the entrance of the alley was obviously smarter than his accomplice, and he yelled at his stupid accomplice: "Aren't you a fool? We've been tricked! Get up, keep an eye on this door, I'll go upstairs!" The stalker at the entrance of the alley is the old Tang we already know. After losing his temper at his accomplices, he rushed into the elevator room of the apartment. When Old Tang arrived at the door of Hong's house, Hong Wangnan, who was wearing a fire hose around his waist, had already climbed to the fifth floor along the balcony.The water pipes were prepared by Wang Mutian. He also prepared a wicker helmet for Hong Wangnan. He was very thoughtful. If any residents saw him, they would say that he was repairing the water pipes. During the entanglement between Xiao Zheng and the spies, and when there was no one in the corridor, Wang Mutian quietly entered Hong's house. At this time, Xiao Liu and Xiao Gao had already fixed the fire hose on the roof.Xiao Gao grabbed one end of the fire pipe, and Xiao Liu grabbed the pipe at the edge of the roof and was responsible for the smooth descent of the pipe.Just in case, Wang Mutian looped the pipe around the iron railing of Hong's balcony.This is tantamount to adding an insurance here: in case the roof is too strong, or the pipe is worn out on the cement, the long pipe can be used at any time. The pipe wrapped around the iron railing quickly did the trick.When Hong Wangnan climbed between the third floor and the second floor, he suddenly couldn't go down. The pipe was stuck in the gap of a steel pipe protruding from the balcony on the fifth floor. Embarrassing situation.Wang Mutian stuck his head out from Hong's balcony: "It's stuck! Brother Wang Nan, wait a moment!" Wang Duoying took a kitchen knife and ran to the balcony. Wang Mutian pointed to the pipe hanging from the fifth floor and said, "Cut it off from there! Keep the pipe as long as possible! Wangmei, help me, we two hold this together!" " Wang Duoying stood on tiptoe and used a kitchen knife to pull back and forth on the pipe, which took a little time, because the pipe wall intertwined with rubber and canvas was difficult to cut, and her strength was not strong enough. A young woman came out from the balcony on the second floor. When she looked up and saw a shadow hanging in the air, she screamed in fright: "Help! The robbers are coming!" Hong Wangnan explained in embarrassment that he was repairing the water pipes, but the young woman didn't listen at all, and ran to another room while shouting, picked up the baby on the bed in panic, picked up her purse, and grabbed the watch and ring on the dressing table , rushed out of the door, went down the stairs and ran to the gate, crying nervously: "There are robbers... help! The robbers are coming down on the ladder...the robbers are flying over the walls!" The unlucky man guarding the gate grabbed the young woman: "What ladder are you talking about!" The young woman was shocked when she saw his scorched face with all his hair and eyebrows gone, and his upper body was still bare, with a ferocious look on his face: "Don't touch me!" The man still grabbed her and asked, "Where are the robbers flying over the roof?" The young woman desperately broke free from his grasp, and ran away with the child in her arms. The kitchen knife finally cut off the fire pipe, Wang Duoying was relieved, there was a bloodstain on the tiger's mouth holding the knife. Wang Mutian and Hong Wangmei were also not at ease, now Hong Wangnan's entire weight was hanging in their hands, their hands were almost convulsed due to excessive force, and the color of their nails turned dead white. Finally, with the slight sound of the iron railing, the pipe wrapped around the iron railing began to slowly drop down, and the pipe became tighter and tighter, almost bending the iron railing little by little.Hong Wangnan's feet were gradually parallel to the balcony on the second floor. Wang Mutian and Hong Wangmei held the pipe, grinning because of the difficulty.Hong Wangmei said out of breath, "Mutian...you haven't promised me..." Wang Mutian was also out of breath: "What do you promise?" "I will fight against Japan with you! As I said, I will do whatever you do... If you go to Yan'an, I will go to Yan'an, and if you go to Chongqing, I will go to Chongqing!" Hong Wangmei is obsessed with Wang Mutian, and she still hasn't forgotten it by this time, Wang Mutian asked impatiently, "Am I going to die?" "I'll die with you!" Hong Wangmei was determined. The pipe had been used up, Wang Mutian and Hong Wangmei saw Hong Wangnan landed on the balcony one foot above the ground, temporarily out of danger, and rushed back to the living room. With a sound of "Tong", the door of the Hong family was knocked open from the outside, revealing the narrow old Tang's face. He pushed the door desperately, and the door gap gradually widened... Old Tang is a qualified stalker. While pushing the door, he did not forget to teach the people in the room a thought lesson: "I know you are all on the other side of the door. Bullets can go through the door. I hope you cherish it." own life..." The door was held against a round dining table, which was pushed by Wang Duoying, and now the four of them were pressing their shoulders against the table desperately, when Wang Mutian suddenly ordered everyone: "Let go!" The four of them let go at the same time and stepped back abruptly. Go, Old Tang and the dining table poured into the room together. As expected, Old Tang was well-trained, and his reaction was very quick. He jumped up from the floor with a whoosh, and found that all four people in the room were staring at him. He scanned the faces of everyone in the room, and then scanned the layout of the apartment: every room was tightly closed.He rushed to the door of the study and kicked the door open.The result made him very angry: Hong Wangnan was not found! Hong Wangnan despaired when he saw He Xiaohui downstairs.He has been busy for a long time, but there are still people waiting here! He Xiaohui shouted at him: "Jump, it's okay!" He rushed forward and raised his hands, "Wang Mutian called us to rescue you, jump, I will protect you!" It turned out to be one of our own.Hong Wangnan wiped off his cold sweat, let go of his hands and jumped down. He Xiaohui made him land softly, and the two of them rolled on the ground to cushion the impact force. Before Hong Wangnan could say thank you to He Xiaohui, there was a sudden shout from behind: "Don't move!" The two turned their heads and saw a shirtless man with a scorched face pointing a pistol at them.He slowly approached them and began to search them. He found a pistol from He Xiaohui's trousers pocket, then pushed He Xiaohui aside, and continued to grope for Hong Wangnan. He Xiaohui suddenly pulled out a dagger from the sock on the inside of his calf, counterattacked like lightning, and stabbed the man's naked back.He shot cleanly, which is the skill and wit of an old guerrilla fighter. But the man also fired at He Xiaohui, He Xiaohui didn't retreat and counterattacked, rushed towards him, and made another blow. Old Tang, who was searching around Hong's house, heard gunshots downstairs, and immediately rushed to the balcony to find out the situation. He saw his accomplice had fallen, and He Xiaohui was using a dagger to cut off the fire hose on Hong Wangnan's waist. He couldn't help being furious. Shooting downstairs again and again.The gunshots caused police cars from far and near to pull up their sirens and gather here. Seeing that Old Tang was so arrogant, Wang Mutian held up a chair and wanted to rush over to fight with Old Tang, but Sun Bining hugged him tightly. He Xiaohui was shot in the back and lay in a pool of blood. Hong Wangnan picked him up. The man who was stabbed twice by He Xiaohui's dagger was still alive, but he crawled out slowly from the corner, raised his pistol, and pointed it at Hong Wangnan and He Xiaohui... "Bang!" There was a gunshot, and it was not Hong Wangnan who fell, but the shooter.He turned his head hard, and saw a figure in a dress floating towards him. It was Sang Xia, and Sang Xia shot him in the back. Sang Xia looked at the twitching man in a daze, the man stared at her, suddenly tilted his head, and passed away with regret. Sang Xia looked at the strange dead man with a strange expression, and suddenly ran out of the gate. When she got to the gate, she turned her head, looked at the corpse on the ground again, and then turned around and ran away... Later, Wang Mu learned that that night, it was the first time that Sang Xia, who had won the shooting championship in the sports meeting, shot at a living object.After that shot, she suffered from insomnia for several nights. The companion died, and Old Tang came to his senses: Hong Wangnan is downstairs!He frantically rushed towards the gate of Hong's house, and soon went downstairs, running towards the entrance of the alley.But to his despair, the truck had already started.But despite this, as a professional stalker, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he must continue to chase! Seeing the truck getting farther and farther away from him, Old Tang became less and less confident, but the red light on the street rekindled his hope: the truck stopped. Hong Wangnan noticed that the distance between Old Tang and the truck was rapidly closing, and he innocently said to Sang Xia: "This is the French Concession, there are so many people on the street, he dare not openly shoot!" "You underestimated the spies hired by the Japanese." Sang Xia, who was sitting in the driver's seat, suddenly stepped on the accelerator and rushed towards the intersection where the red light was still on. A car approached from the side, stopped with a screech, and a medium-sized truck sped past in front of the car. Hong Wangnan glanced at the calm and courageous Sang Xia with admiration. He didn't know that this was the first time Sang Xia ran a red light. Old Tang raised his gun and fired repeatedly at the rear wheel of the truck. His marksmanship was not good, and only one bullet hit the tailgate of the truck.He finally gave up the chase and stood on the side of the road panting. When the patrol car arrived at the entrance of the alley, Wang Mutian's three friends had already left.They sang in low voices: Classmates, everyone get up! Take on the rise and fall of the world! Listen: ears are full of the moans of the masses, Behold: year after year the land is lost. Should we choose "war" or "surrender"? We want to be masters and fight to the death on the battlefield! ... Seemingly telepathic, Wang Mutian was also humming softly on the balcony of Hong's house. Countless young students will be deeply moved when they hear this anti-Japanese march written by Tian Han and composed by Nie Er. Countless young students sang it loudly. Sun Bining walked behind Wang Mutian and put an arm on his shoulder. He turned his head and looked at her: "Brother Wang Nan is out of danger." "how do you know?" Wang Mutian said softly: "I know." A smile slowly appeared on his face, and through the darkness, he seemed to see Sang Xia in front of him also smiling at him. Old Tang was exhausted, and when he thought of his dead accomplice, he was extremely depressed.The loss in this operation was too heavy. He was careless and obviously underestimated the opponent.He saw a police car suddenly driving out of an alley, and was taken aback for a moment before he realized that the police officers were coming for him.He ran away, turned around and turned into a small alley. The police car couldn't get in, so Old Tang slowed down a little.Finally passed through the entrance of the alley, and before he could tell the direction, an Annan policeman rushed up from the side, pointing his gun at him.He quickly raised his hands, turned his face to the wall, and gave him a few batons without any explanation.He was dizzy from the beating, screaming, and limp, lying on the ground along the base of the wall. Police officer Annan drew a pistol from his belt. Another Annan policeman came after him from the alley.Old Tang was terrified: "Hurry up and chase the truck...the number of the truck is Shanghai ×××××...they killed him, not me!" The two Annan patrols looked at each other, supplemented each other's understanding of Chinese, and spoke Chinese with a Vietnamese accent: "Say it again!" Old Tang got up all of a sudden: "I'll take you there..." An Annan police officer kicked him in the chest, kicked him to the ground, and quickly put handcuffs on him. "Say it again!" Sang Xia held the steering wheel with both hands, and the open window let in the night wind, messing up her short hair—this was the image Hong Wangnan saw through the half-lying He Xiaohui.This image was the first in his experience with women.Compared with the Shanghai girls he knew, she seemed to be more natural and at ease, and less of the twitchy nature of a young woman. He didn't even think of Wang Duoying, because Wang Duoying was just one of many Shanghai girls . He Xiaohui groaned something.Sang Xia saw that the clothes on his right side were completely stained with blood, she frowned anxiously, and said in a low voice, "Okay, I'll find a place to park right away." "what did he say?" "Change the license plate. Just in case someone remembers this number just now." The car turned into a small street, Sang Xia stepped on the brake steadily, jumped out of the car quickly, went around to the rear of the car, and pulled the tailgate , take a suitcase from above. Hong Wangnan stared at Sang Xia's back, and suddenly said, "Give it to me." When Sang Xia turned her head, Hong Wangnan was already standing at the rear of the car, and she handed him the suitcase.The two glanced at each other quickly.In Sang Xia's eyes, Hong Wangnan's demeanor reveals a unique upbringing, and there is a suppressed delicacy and affection in his eyes.He took off his linen suit, and Sang Xia took it over. It seemed that the sudden increase in intimacy made the two feel a tension between men and women, and it seemed that in this brief contact, they had established trust with their own instincts. Or an inexplicable feeling developed. Hong Wangnan squatted down, opened the box, and found that besides all the tools for car repair, there was also a license plate hidden inside.He pulls out his license plate. Sang Xia asked, "Will you change it?" Hong Wangnan turned around and smiled: "Would you?" Sang Xia also smiled: "I can do anything in a hurry." "Then it's the same for me." There is a kind of tacit understanding hidden in the dialogue between the two, as if they are inquiring, and they seem to be competing. Hong Wangnan changed the license plate, and Sang Xia went to the cab to stop He Xiaohui's bleeding.A small flashlight was placed on the windshield, and Sang Xia checked He Xiaohui's injury with the weak light. She took a breath, because He Xiaohui's injury was too serious.At this moment, his face was as pale as paper, his eyes were blurred, his lips were blue, and he asked Sang Xia with difficulty: "Can you... okay?" Sang Xia calmed herself down: "Okay!" She opened the car drawer and saw a pair of thick scissors. The scissors were obviously not intended to be used in the current situation, but she couldn't take care of them too much.Facing a large amount of blood, her hands trembled slightly. He Xiaohui groaned softly: "Don't stop for too long...it's dangerous..." Sang Xia moved faster, and she cut open He Xiaohui's blood-soaked clothes and stripped off his shirt. "Press the wound...to stop the bleeding..." When Sang Xia finished making the bandages, Hong Wangnan had already changed the license plate. He saw the world covered in blood in the cab, and He Xiaohui was sweating in pain. He suggested, "Find a private clinic for foreigners and let the doctor see it." Bar……" He Xiaohui immediately interrupted: "No... no, it's too... risky..." Hong Wangnan jumped out of the car, lit a cigarette, the surrounding seemed to be very quiet, he walked slowly forward, and suddenly saw two Chinese patrolmen coming from the end of the street.He glanced back at the truck, walked towards them, and greeted them loudly: "Where are you two on patrol?" Patrol A shone a flashlight on Hong Wangnan's face: "What are you doing there?" Hong Wangnan walked up to the patrol and said loudly, "I'm looking for a way! I'm lost!" He was sending a danger signal to Sang Xia. Sang Xia's hands started to fluster, and He Xiaohui had recovered a little. He told Sang Xia, "Get out of the car...tell the police...you are taking my car...come from the train station..." "Why? And what do you do?" He Xiaohui waved his hand lightly and said, "I...have a solution, go and do it...I will explain to you later..." Sang Xia stood on the wheel and reached for the leather case of the repair tools in the truck compartment.Then he jumped out of the car, carried the suitcase in one hand, and waved a sandalwood folding fan in the other, and walked towards Wang Nan and the patrolman gracefully, raising his voice impatiently: "Hey, did you ask clearly? It took me so long to ask the way. !" Hong Wangnan understood, he took out a cigarette, handed it to the two policemen, and turned to Sang Xia, "Isn't this just asking!" Patrol B noticed Sang Xia and the truck behind him, Patrol A: "Is this your car?" Sang Xia replied according to He Xiaohui's instructions, "We took the train from the train station." "Train station?" Patrol A turned on the flashlight, and the truck instantly became the target of the flashlight's aperture. Sang Xia was extremely nervous, and the folding fan in her hand was still in the middle of the journey. She and Hong Wangnan exchanged urgent glances. As if to comfort her, Hong Wangnan took her arm and followed the police to move closer to the truck. 穿上洪望楠的亚麻西服的贺晓辉此刻坐在方向盘前面，嘴里吹着《好一朵茉莉花》的口哨，手指头上夹着烟卷，怡然自得地等着巡捕的接近。没有人知道他是如何能够让自己忽然做到如此镇定的，也许连他自己都不知道。 也许有一种强大的信念，在强烈地支撑着他。 没有人注意到疼痛和紧张使烟头上顶着的长长一截烟灰瑟瑟抖颤，而他刚刚坐过的地方，胶皮座位上汪起一洼血，一道血的细流正从胶皮座位上滴落到地上。 两个巡捕走到卡车前面，手电筒照在车牌上。巡捕乙掏出一张烟壳，上面记着一个车牌号：沪×××××。 贺晓辉扔掉手里的烟头，对桑霞和望楠招呼着：“把二位送到了，我该走了。”说完便打燃引擎。巡捕们还没有反应过来，卡车已经全速前进了。 洪望楠冲着卡车喊了一声：“谢谢了，师傅！” 桑霞假装抱怨：“还谢他呢？两块五！可以坐五次黄包车！都说上海人欺生，今天领教！只要不是上海人，他们都叫乡巴佬，我们从国外回来的人，他们也当外地人看，也叫我们乡巴佬！” 卡车很快便消失在小街的拐弯处，桑霞和洪望楠唠唠叨叨沿着小街走去，他们终于摆脱了危险。 洪望楠眉头紧锁：“老贺不知怎样了。” 桑霞沉默片刻，目光渐渐坚定起来：“他会坚持把车开回去的。” 洪望楠满脸歉意：“对不起，我不该问……老贺为了我，差点丢了命。我想报答，都不知道他是谁。心里过意不去。” 桑霞淡淡地说：“你只要知道我们是阿沐的朋友，就可以了。” 两人沉默地继续往前走。桑霞看了洪望楠一眼，发现他正好扭过头来看自己。法国梧桐浓密的枝叶使路灯忽而昏暗，忽而明亮。相互吸引的男女之间那种特有的张力又出现了。桑霞欲接过洪望楠手里的皮箱，洪望楠却把箱子换到另一只手上。 两人拐上霞飞路，前方的霓虹灯流光溢彩，那里是巴黎大剧院，剧院里传出悦耳的音乐，一片歌舞升平，让人不敢相信我们的主人公在前一刻经历的流血和出生入死。 许多黄包车和马车聚在舞厅门口等生意，红男绿女们余兴未尽地走出舞厅，坐上各种车辆。一辆马车得得地跑过来，洪望楠朝他招了招手，车夫轻声吆喝着马匹，车停了下来。洪望楠说：“我送你回家吧。” 桑霞轻声说：“不用了，你也该回去了。” 洪望楠稍微搀扶了一下桑霞，“这么晚了，没有正派女人单独回家的。别忘了，这是上海，数不清有多少种类的女人。”等她上了车，他从另一边上来，坐在她身边。马车得得地上路了。 桑霞坐在马车上揶揄洪望楠：“你好有意思！好像你不扶我，我就上不了车。” 洪望楠柔声说：“这是上海。假如你这样打扮的女人上车没人扶，人家看上去就会觉得不舒服。” 两人又陷入沉默，但是却并不觉得闷，沉默好像更能够集中精力去感受对方。 桑霞打破了沉默：“阿沐跟我谈过你。他很崇拜你。” 洪望楠略显歉意：“我也不能跟你谈我的事，你不在意吧？” 桑霞看了洪望楠一眼，还是把话说了出来：“就是……就因为从阿沐嘴里知道那么一点，我们今天才冒险营救你的。不管怎么样，你是在为中国造飞机。中国应该造出最好的飞机。” 洪望楠吃了一惊，没想到桑霞居然知道他是造飞机的。马车来到一个路口，洪望楠大声对车夫招呼：“向左拐，去古神父路！” 桑霞立刻大声改变他的指令：“不要拐，一直走！” “你不回你娘娘家？” “我今晚不能住在那儿。” 洪望楠看看手表：“那你去哪里住？这么晚了……” 桑霞微笑：“这我不能告诉你，希望你也别在意。” 洪望楠盯着桑霞：“你想让我现在下车吗？” 桑霞又笑了一下，点点头。 马车停下来，洪望楠看着桑霞：“我们还会见面吗？” 桑霞摇摇头：“不知道。” 洪望楠顾不上掩饰他的不舍，突然伸出手。桑霞犹豫了一下，伸出手来，握住他的手：“说不定还会见面的。”她又笑，却说出突兀的一句，“比如说你跟王多颖办喜事的时候，我会来喝喜酒啊！”她这话好像是在提醒洪望楠，也好像是在提醒自己。 洪望楠有些惊讶，“谢谢！”他掏出一个小本子，写下电话号码，撕下那一页，交给桑霞，“这是我的电话，除了阿颖和另一个人，没人知道这个号码。万一你需要帮助，一定给我打电话。给我一个机会，报答你们。” 洪望楠跳下车，企图收回内心那份妄想，不去看桑霞一眼，转向马车夫，递给他一张钞票：“这是车钱。小姐会告诉你她要去哪里。” 马车继续向前驶去，洪望楠这才回过头，站在路上目送，霓虹灯使马车和乘车的女子一忽儿红一忽儿紫。桑霞终于在五六十米之外回过头，这个回头，似乎就是他痴心等待的。 在法国巡捕房的拘留所待了俩小时，老唐被看守推进一间屋子，一个巡捕指着桌上的东西对他说：“你的东西清单在这里，你清点一下，不少东西的话，就麻烦你签一下名。” 看见自己的裤带、鞋带、皮夹子、墨镜、帽子一一摆在登记桌上，老唐疑惑地抬起头：“还有……” 巡捕瞪了老唐一眼：“哦，那把枪你就别想了。佩带没有执照的枪支，你走出去一条马路，还会被抓起来。” 老唐郁郁寡欢地拿过自己的皮夹，揣进裤兜。走出巡捕房，大门打开，一辆灰色的轿车从他左边毫无声息地驶来，停下，门从里面打开。 老唐回过头，他认出了轿车，并飞快地走过去。 平野谷川从车的后门下来，老唐来到他面前，他不动声色地给了老唐两个耳光。打完他之后又钻进轿车后门。老唐捂住腮帮，犹豫了一下，也跟着钻了进去，解释说：“我们的意图不知怎么提前暴露了，假如我当时不当机立断采取行动，洪望楠很可能从此消失在上海的几百万人口里。谁要想躲藏起来，没有比躲在上海人口里更容易！” 平野哼了一声：“难道他现在没有消失在上海的几百万人口里？就像一滴水落进了大海一样，消失得彻彻底底，痕迹全无。” 老唐无话可说，还有些委屈：“我还损失了一个人。徐宝来就那么没了……” 两人沉闷了一会儿，算是给死去的同伙默哀。平野下结论说：“这就更说明你做事太不漂亮。”他接着给老唐上课，“办一件事，不管是做学问，还是做情报，或者做贸易，或者是干你们这种自称私家侦探的，都应该把事情做漂亮。这是我们日本人跟你们中国人的区别。我们喜欢把事情和东西都做得尽量漂亮。” 老唐是个好学生，很恭敬地点头说：“记住了。” “所以你要的报酬，我必须给你打折扣。” 老唐简直有些悲愤了：“线索我已经抓到了！” “宝来的抚恤金，你的保释金，我一下子就是三四根条子出去了。”平野掏出钞票在老唐面前晃了晃，“我给你的报酬，只能裁掉四成。” 老唐哭丧着脸说：“四成太刻薄了吧？” 平野不再理会他，用日语告诉司机停车。车停下来，老唐的手伸向门把，但不甘心地又扭过脸说：“你知道，英国人和法国人都想雇我，报酬都比这个好，我都谢绝了！” 老唐的威胁显然没有多大杀伤力，平野根本不愿再看他一眼，只是发出鄙薄地一笑：“你也可以谢绝我。” 弹子台上的弹子被一击即中，纷纷滚散。上海会馆内，凡达伦正在饶有兴致地打弹子。凡达伦是荷兰人，在他身旁，还有中国人三伯伯和法国人法尔福。他们来这里，当然不只是为了娱乐消遣。三伯伯是谈判高手，这种场合大家多少都有些漫不经心，彼此能够放松警惕，私人之间的感情因素便会成为生意主导，合作成功的几率自然也会比谈判桌上高得多。 法尔福说：“今天晚上抓的一个中国人，刚进拘留所就被一家日本商行保出去了。花了一大笔钱。谁给的钱？当然是日军的钱。现在的日本商行，不说每一家都是日本间谍站，至少一家一个间谍站。有的是特高课直接豢养的。” 三伯伯很仔细地聆听着，不过一个女客人打断了他的聆听，法尔福看到那个女人，两眼马上直了，放下球杆随其而去。 凡达伦哈哈大笑：“又去追裙子了。追裙子应该去我们荷兰，那里是裙子追你。” 三伯伯摆好击杆子，瞄准。 凡达伦拍拍三伯伯的肩膀问：“对了，我有个老朋友，是个飞机掮客，经销欧洲好几家飞机制造公司的飞机。他很想了解现在正在建造的中美合作的飞机制造厂，能弄到资料的话，他出的价钱还算诱人。” 三伯伯依旧紧盯着弹子：“多诱人？” “那要看你资料的质和量。” 三伯伯又打出一杆，球在台面上走着它们宿命的路线，最后，一个球落袋了。凡达伦拍起手来：“好球！” 随后凡达伦打了一杆，球只是忙碌地滚动一阵，显然他已经无心打球了。放下杆，他继续刚才的话题：“你知道吧？假如谁给国民党空军投资一亿美元买飞机，就会有三千万的回扣落进大大小小的腐败官僚口袋里。至于买来的飞机性能，上了天能不能打胜仗，他们是不问的。” “这我比你清楚。我给不少此类腐败官僚做过金融。” “我的朋友想要得到这个中央飞机制造厂的资料，是要计划向国民党政府高层兜售中央厂在以后几年里无法制造的飞机。战争是个让大家发财的机会，可战争的变数太大。有钱一定要早赚……” 三伯伯表示非常认同：“早赚钱，早收手，早早找个世外桃源，与世无争地去享清福。” “所以，你能弄到中央飞机制造厂的资料的话，我的朋友可以让你赚到一笔让你早一点接近世外桃源的钱。” 三伯伯的眼睛微微眯了起来，这似乎是个不小的诱惑。这时洪望楠走进来，看见三伯伯，有些意外。三伯伯也吃了一惊，但马上笑眯眯地走上去，把自己的杆子递给望楠：“你也来散散心？” 洪望楠勉强笑笑：“越想早点休息，越睡不着。”睡不着肯定有原因，不过他自然不肯说。 三伯伯点点头表示理解：“替我打两杆，我去给你要一杯喝的。”他招呼凡达伦，“这是我的晚辈，你手下留点情。” 这是酒吧最热闹的时候，吧台上挤满了人。幽暗的灯光里，十多对男女在扭摆舞动。 三伯伯跟酒吧服务生招呼着，他指着酒水单，点了一杯酒，洪望楠走了过来。 三伯伯环顾四周，对洪望楠说：“蛮好，把阿颖一块儿带来玩玩。” 洪望楠话中带刺：“这么贵的地方，上海有几个人来得起？” 三伯伯似乎讨到一点无趣，僵了一下，说：“你怎么不打球了？” 洪望楠的眼神黯淡下来，“没心思。想到我们的同事风餐露宿，受瘟疫之痛苦，国之将亡，这里的人却照样打球，跳舞……” 服务生把一杯酒放在吧台上。三伯伯拿起自己的酒杯说：“听阿颖说你喜欢轩尼诗，所以给你叫了一杯。来，为你和你们将来的成功——”两人端起酒杯。三伯伯忽然顿住，他意味深长地问了一句，“你知道我指的是什么？” 洪望楠点点头。两人轻轻碰杯，各自饮酒。放下酒杯，洪望楠说：“谢谢三伯伯。” “不谢。难得的嘛。”三伯伯忽然转移话题，“桑霞那天晚上跟我说了一句话，有意思，说你想看出一个人的心性，平时年月要十年，打仗的年月，也许只要几天，也许只要几分钟。” 洪望楠听到桑霞的名字，马上凝聚起精神。 三伯伯观察着洪望楠：“你小时候我就认识你，可你的心性，我一直没看出，刚才这几分钟，我好像一下子看出你这个人的心性了。哦，我忘了，你还不知道桑霞是谁。” 洪望楠脱口而出：“我知道……”忽然意识到不妥，当即住口。 三伯伯却并不放过他：“你怎么知道？” 洪望楠含糊其辞：“从阿沐那里知道的……”似乎是担心言多必失，洪望楠大口饮酒。 三伯伯发出一声轻微叹息：“是个难得的女孩子，可是见地又不像个女孩子，知书达理，大家风范。不是一般的女子哦。” 洪望楠渴望听下去，又害怕听下去，再次喝了一大口酒，走神了。 三伯伯突然亲密地凑到洪望楠耳边，笑了一下：“有时候我就想不通，她们那个主义，怎么尽网罗一些像桑霞那样可爱不俗的人，还有阿沐，好像也给他们的主义网罗进去了。” 三伯伯这话是在试探，洪望楠却没有察觉，他摇摇头：“可惜我对任何主义都没兴趣。” “那也不一定，说不定你哪天也就为了那个主义造飞机了。”三伯伯这话已经不是试探，几乎是挑明了。 但洪望楠还是没有听出来，他愣愣地说：“哪个主义让我安安心心为人道主义造飞机，我就相信哪个主义。” The two were silent.洪望楠一口饮尽杯中酒。三伯伯又跟服务生招招手，指指望楠的酒杯，“你什么时候回去？” “回哪里？” 三伯伯笑笑：“当然是回到你们工厂去。” 服务生又端来一杯轩尼诗。洪望楠喝了一口酒说：“这里的工作一结束，我马上就走。正要投产的飞机需要我带起一批年轻工程师来。” 三伯伯眼睛亮了一下：“对你们这行，我是门外汉。是作战的飞机吗？” 洪望楠点点头：“属于战斗机。现在厂里生产条件还很差，减员很厉害，所以产量受到很大影响。对不起，这些话我不该跟外人说的。”他把酒杯放在吧台上，站起来，“好在三伯伯不是外人。晚安，三伯伯。”说完转身向会馆外走去。 三伯伯看着洪望楠的背影。凡达伦走到吧台边，有些好奇：“这小伙子是谁？”