Chapter 3 Chapter 3

Three days later, March 2, 1947, at 15:30 in the afternoon.Chongqing Chaotianmen Wharf. There are people coming and going on the pier, and the yelling of hawkers is everywhere. It is very lively. There are ships arriving and disembarking.Everything seemed calm and there was nothing unusual. On the pier, Lao Hai, dressed as a peddler, was selling cigarettes.There is a dried fruit stall next to Lao Hai, and Lao Hai's subordinate "Chili" is taking care of the stall, and the two observe the surrounding environment from time to time. On the high slope not far from the two of them is a two-story teahouse called Yuelai Teahouse.A potted flower was placed on the window sill of a private room on the second floor of the teahouse.Two people were standing at the window, seeming to observe the street scene outside intentionally or unintentionally. They were Zhang Haifeng and Boss Wang, who were code-named "A".

Boss Wang observed the environment and said to A: "It seems that everything is normal, I hope the boat will not be late today, otherwise it will be very unfavorable for our pick-up operation." A: "It's the spring flood season now, and the tide is very strong. I'm afraid it's hard to control the time of the boats coming from downstream." Boss Wang nodded: "Yes, is the emergency plan ready?" A: "It's all ready!" Boss Wang: "That's good." Boss Wang sat back at the table and poured himself a cup of tea, but A did not move and continued to observe from the window.At this time, what all the pick-up personnel did not know was that, just next door to No. 1 Yuelai Tea House where Boss Wang and A were located, the special agents of the Kuomintang’s Chongqing Special Investigation Office had begun to implement comprehensive control over the pier.

In No. 2 private room, a middle-aged man in casual clothes stood by the window, observing the street with a telescope. This man was Li Shengjin, director of the Chongqing Special Investigation Department of the Kuomintang. There was a knock on the door, and a man in a tunic suit stepped forward respectfully. He was Li Shengjin's right-hand man Ren Daqiang. Ren Daqiang stepped forward and said: "Director Li, according to your instructions, a total of three checkpoints have been set up, and all the docks are under control. In addition, we also control the three blocks of Zhongshan Road, Xiangyang Road and Liziba, all of which are watertight , this time, the communist bandits may not even be able to fly with their wings!"

Li Shengjin put down the binoculars: "Okay! According to reliable information, the Communist bandits will have major activities on the pier this time! We must not take it lightly!" Ren Daqiang: "The humble job understands!" Li Shengjin nodded in satisfaction, picked up the binoculars again, and looked down.Through the lens of the telescope, you can clearly see the old sea on the pier responsible for picking up the station.Li Shengjin put down the binoculars and sneered: "Captain Ren!" Ren Daqiang: "The humble job is here!" Li Shengjin: "Tell your people to immediately control all the commanding heights of Baiziwan and Guan Gong Temple, and strictly monitor these two areas!"

Ren Daqiang asked: "Director Li?" Li Shengjin pointed to the pier in the distance below: "Did you see that cigarette dealer on the pier? This person is a serious suspect!" Ren Daqiang suddenly realized: "I understand, I will arrange it right away!" Five minutes later, two plainclothes men rushed over from a stall selling cakes on a step near the pier.The plainclothes walked quickly to the old man who sold cakes and said in a low voice: "Old man, let us use your stall!" The old man was taken aback: "Who are you...?" At this time, the plainclothes gun was already in the old man's waist, and the old man was stunned: "Okay! You use it, you use it!"

Plainclothes: "Take off your apron!" Old man: "Yes, yes!" The old man obediently took off his apron, changed into plain clothes, stood by the stall, and looked up at the two-story building on the other side.On the balcony of a small building on the second floor, a woman was drying clothes. Suddenly, a plainclothes man jumped onto the balcony. The woman screamed "Ah", and the plainclothes came up and covered the woman's mouth. Plainclothes: "Don't call, we are a special agency, let's borrow your house for a while! As long as you cooperate, we won't hurt you!"

The woman nodded frantically.The plainclothes made a wink, and the other two agents rushed to the balcony, hid behind the dried clothes, and observed the distant pier. Everything on the pier was still normal, and I didn't feel the tension a few streets away, and Lao Hai was still selling cigarettes leisurely. Lao Hai walked to the stall selling dried fruits: "Chili, how is the business today?" Pepper: "It's okay, it's okay, the Anti-Japanese War has been won, and the business is going well, ha ha!" Lao Hai: "Who says it's not!" Then he said in a low voice, "The ship will arrive soon, get ready to receive it!"

Pepper whispered: "Understood!" The two raised their heads and saw a ship gradually approaching Chaotianmen Wharf on the river in the distance.On the ship, the passengers crowded to the side of the ship, looking at the hazy mountain outline of Chongqing in the distance, and pointing their fingers. At this time, Liu Mingyi, code-named "Little Cat", was also standing among the crowd.He is a very ordinary-looking man, he looks like a teacher, wearing an old-fashioned suit of an intellectual in the 1940s, without a tie, and a heavy brown overcoat, carrying a half-sized suitcase , looks dusty.

The crew came over shaking the big bell: "It's the station, everyone, don't mess up, watch your things!" The ship's whistle sounded again.