Chapter 11 Chapter 1

Three days later, on the evening of March 10, 1947, at 19:28.The scene of the celebration ball held by the Chongqing Special Investigation Office of the Nationalist Government. A black car stopped at the entrance of the auditorium, and the master of ceremonies immediately stepped forward and opened the door respectfully.Zhang Haifeng, wearing a neat American military uniform, got out of the car. "Oh, Deputy Director Zhang! Come here, come here! Hurry up! Please come inside! Please come inside!" The master of ceremonies greeted warmly and led Zhang Haifeng to the gate of the auditorium.

In the auditorium, the men are all soldiers in American military uniforms, and the women are all beautiful ladies in evening dresses.Toasting and drinking, people are greeting each other.The band played cheerful dance music live, and on the dance floor, some officers were dancing with their female companions. A and all the officers exchanged polite greetings, and someone shouted outside the door: "Director Li is here!" When everyone turned their heads, they saw the door open, and Li Shengjin, the director of the special investigation department, entered the room surrounded by four subordinates and a large group of reporters, accompanied by Ren Daqiang.Li Shengjin walked to the rostrum and stood still, and the reporters immediately surrounded him.

"Director Li, please talk about the situation of this big cleansing operation?" "Director Li, it is rumored that this big purge has completely destroyed the CCP's underground organization in Chongqing. Is this true?" "Excuse me, Director Li, is the Kuomintang and the Communist Party really going to war soon?" "..." Li Shengjin stretched out his hand, and the hall fell silent. Li Shengjin cleared his throat: "Dear friends from the press, the great cleansing operation in Chongqing has achieved outstanding results. I believe that in the near future, the underground organizations of the Communist Party will be suppressed not only in Chongqing, but even in major cities across the country. Annihilated!"

Everyone applauded, and Li Shengjin once again stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Dear comrades, elites of the party and the country! This time, Shengjin was ordered by Director Mao to reward comrades who performed outstandingly in this big cleansing operation. Under your heroic performance , The CCP’s spy station in Chongqing has suffered heavy losses, I hope you will continue to work hard to completely destroy the CCP organization in Chongqing, I suggest that a toast should be made for the most outstanding colleagues in this purge!” The waiter next to him brought a glass of wine, and Li Shengjin took it: "Come on, do it!"

Everyone cheers, everyone applauds together. Li Shengjin stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Everyone, today's reception is not only a celebration party, but also a party. Brothers, I will stop here. Please have fun!" Everyone applauded, the master of ceremonies: "Everyone, everyone, today we are honored to have the most famous movie star in Chongqing, Ms. Zhang Lan. Ms. Zhang Lan is going to present a song for everyone in person. Welcome!" Amidst a burst of thunderous applause, the lights dimmed, the sound of music sounded, and the spotlight chased Zhang Lan while she sang and appeared on the stage. When her gestures were charming, she was extremely charming.All the men's eyes were straightened, and the women's faces were full of jealousy.An officer's female companion gave the officer a hard pinch.

In the corner, A was chatting with an officer while holding a wine glass, and at the same time looked at the people in the auditorium. Suddenly, A's eyes stopped and his brows frowned.Among the crowd, Xu Xingliang, chief of the Special Operations Section of the Baishan Pavilion, was seen holding a wine glass, chatting and laughing with two officers beside him.At this moment, Xu Xingliang raised his head and saw A in the distance, Xu Xingliang was also startled. Xu Xingliang was taken aback for a moment, then walked towards Zhang Haifeng with a wine glass in hand.Walking closer, Xu Xingliang politely greeted the officer beside Zhang Haifeng: "Mr. Chen, long time no see!"

Mr. Chen: "Oh, Chief Xu, long time no see, long time no see!" Xu Xingliang: "This is?" Teacher Chen: "Let me introduce, this is Zhang Haifeng, Deputy Director Zhang of the Chongqing Military Supplies Department! This... ah, this is the new Section Chief Xu!" Xu Xingliang looked at A, and there seemed to be something special in his voice: "Deputy Director Zhang?" Zhang Haifeng: "Xingliang! I never expected to see you here... again!" Xu Xingliang smiled, and said with emotion: "Yeah, almost... ten years?" Mr. Chen: "What? You two...know each other?"

Xu Xingliang smiled: "Not only do we know each other, we are old friends, right, Deputy Director Zhang!" Xu Xingliang obviously meant something, but Zhang Haifeng was noncommittal.The atmosphere seemed a little awkward at this moment. Xu Xingliang smiled and said to Zhang Haifeng: "Deputy Director Zhang, where should we go for a chat?" Zhang Haifeng looked at Xu Xingliang and nodded: "Section Chief Xu please!" Xu Xingliang: "Deputy Director Zhang please!" Xu Xingliang smiled at Mr. Chen, nodded slightly to express his apology, and left with Zhang Haifeng. Mr. Chen looked at the backs of the two with doubts on his face.

Xu Xingliang and A walked to the corner. Zhang Haifeng: "Where have you been all these years? I haven't heard from you." Xu Xingliang: "I am messing around, no, I just got transferred back!" Xu Xingliang looked at the epaulets on Zhang Haifeng's shoulders: "It seems that my cousin is doing well, has he been promoted to lieutenant colonel?" Zhang Haifeng smiled, but did not answer. Xu Xingliang: "How is it? The oil and water in the military supply department should be good, right?" Zhang Haifeng: "They are all working for the party-state, so how can we talk about oil and water?"

Xu Xingliang smiled: "You, you haven't changed at all!" Zhang Haifeng changed the topic: "How is it? How long have you been back to Chongqing? Where do you work?" Xu Xingliang seemed unwilling to answer A's question: "Hey, it hasn't been long. I'm just an idiot, not like you. Come, have a drink!" . Xu Xingliang turned his head and looked at the stage. At this time, Zhang Lan had already sung a song, and there was thunderous applause from the audience. The master of ceremonies came to the stage and motioned everyone to be quiet: "Everyone, today, Miss Zhang Lan took time out of her busy schedule to attend our reception, just to see our outstanding military elites. Miss Zhang Lan also specially prepared a hydrangea ball , whoever throws it to, will have the opportunity to dance with Miss Zhang Lan!"

Under the stage, there was a groaning sound. The drum sounded, Zhang Lan turned her head to the sound of the drum, and a waitress put the eyeband on Zhang Lan, put the hydrangea in Zhang Lan's hand, and the drum beat.Xu Xingliang and A continued to chat while watching the show on the stage. Xu Xingliang: "By the way, cousin, an old acquaintance is also in Chongqing!" A was startled: "Who?" Xu Xingliang smiled inscrutably and profoundly, but did not answer.At this moment, the sound of drums on the stage stopped, and Zhang Lan threw the hydrangea with her hands. Unexpectedly, the hydrangea was thrown straight to Zhang Haifeng without deviation or slant.Zhang Haifeng's mind was still on Xu Xingliang's topic, when he saw the hydrangea approaching, he was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously reached out to catch the hydrangea, and there was a groaning sound around him. At this time, Zhang Lan went straight to Zhang Haifeng and smiled charmingly. The master of ceremonies stepped forward and introduced: "This is the Chongqing Military Supplies Department, Deputy Director Zhang!" Zhang Lan smiled: "Deputy Director Zhang, it's a pleasure to meet you! I wonder if Deputy Director Zhang is willing to dance with the little girl?" Zhang Haifeng handed the hydrangea back to Zhang Lan: "I'm sorry Miss Zhang, I can't dance." Zhang Lan was taken aback, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.Xu Xingliang looked at the two of them, smiled, and greeted them: "Deputy Director Zhang can't dance, how about I dance with Miss Zhang Lan?" The master of ceremonies immediately stepped forward to introduce: "Let me introduce, this is Section Chief Xu!" Seeing Xu Xingliang, Zhang Lan couldn't help being slightly startled, and then smiled at Xu Xingliang: "Hello, Chief Xu!" Xu Xingliang stretched out his hand very gentlemanly: "Miss Zhang, please!" Xu Xingliang grabbed Zhang Lan's waist, smiled at A, and led Zhang Lan off the dance floor.The music started and the two danced. A frowned, and for a moment, A raised his head to look at the situation in the auditorium, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and left quietly. Zhang Haifeng walked out of the auditorium and walked around the corridor. There was a staircase at the end of the corridor. There was a sign next to the staircase, which read: No entry for idlers! A looked around, no one noticed him, and went downstairs quickly. The corridor in the basement was pitch black. Zhang Haifeng walked quickly to the door of the archives room of the Special Investigation Department, took out the master key and opened the door. A opened a small slit and slipped in. In the archives room, there are more than a dozen iron shelves lined up in rows, and each iron shelf is numbered. A took out a miniature flashlight from his waist, drilled between the two iron frames, and quickly illuminated the densely packed drawers on the iron frames. A found a drawer, took out a wire from his arms, and inserted it into the keyhole. A shook twice, and the drawer opened. A turned out a folder from the inside, and after spreading it out, there were many architectural drawings in the folder. A held the miniature flashlight in his mouth, took out a pocket camera from his trouser leg, and started taking pictures with the light of the flashlight. After the shooting was finished soon, A put the drawing back into the file cabinet, and began to rummage through other file cabinets.Behind a filing cabinet, a safe was found. A held the flashlight in his mouth, rotated the password, and finally opened it.There was only one file in it, and it was impressively written——Wang Wancheng Incident File, Level: Top Secret.There are also small characters such as "Wan Shui Tian Qing Information Line" on it. Zhang Haifeng looked at it, stretched out his finger and opened a corner of the wax seal on one side of the file, and pulled out the file. At the same time, on the dance floor of the auditorium, Xu Xingliang and Zhang Lan danced gracefully. Their dancing skills were extremely superb, and applause rang out from time to time.Zhang Lan said while jumping: "Mr Xu, thank you very much for helping me out just now." Xu Xingliang joked: "A beauty like Ms. Zhang Lan, how can I bear to see you make a fool of yourself, so I have no choice but to dance a song with Ms. Zhang!" Zhang Lan smiled: "Section Chief Xu is indeed the same as before, he is still so humorous." Xu Xingliang was slightly taken aback: "Oh?" Zhang Lan smiled, her eyes were meaningful, but she didn't say anything, and the two continued dancing. At the end of the song, there was thunderous applause from all around, and Xu Xingliang politely let go of Zhang Lan. Zhang Lan: "Section Chief Xu's dance is very good?" Xu Xingliang: "Miss Zhang Lan praised you!" Zhang Lan: "If I have a chance, I will ask Section Chief Xu again!" Xu Xingliang: "Xingliang is honored!" Xu Xingliang bowed slightly to Zhang Lan, turned and left.Zhang Lan stared at Xu Xingliang's back for a long time. Xu Xingliang came to the side of the auditorium, picked up a glass of wine from the waiter, and took a sip.Xu Xingliang looked up at the entire auditorium, and found that A was no longer there, so he couldn't help being startled.Xu Xingliang put down his wine glass and quickly chased him out. At the entrance of the auditorium, Zhang Haifeng had already walked to the car, and Xu Xingliang chased after him: "Deputy Director Zhang, why don't you play a little longer?" A turned around and saw that it was Xu Xingliang, and smiled: "Oh, I still have some things to do at home, let's get together when we have time." Xu Xingliang: "The deputy chief, walk slowly, we won't be far away!" A smiled politely, Xu Xingliang opened the car door for A, A nodded to Xu Xingliang, took a last look at the gate of the auditorium of the special mediation office, got in the car and left.Xu Xingliang stood where he was, with a strange smile on his face.