Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

"I only accept copper and iron, not pens." "Cheaper, as much as you want." "The price I offered was very low, why did you sell such a valuable thing at such a low price?" "I need money urgently, it doesn't matter how rich or poor I am," Xiao Ma replied. "Why do you want the money urgently, sir?" "Looking for a missing relative." The password was matched, and Xiao Ma breathed a sigh of relief... "Our interior can't be said to be very clean yet," Zhang Zui glanced at his subordinates and said, "If there is anything to do in the future, it's better to gather here."

"I think Li Man'e is the most suspicious, and she should be arrested and interrogated." Ding Yizu said. "Everyone knows that she is suspicious, but what about the evidence? Would Chu Liyan believe it without evidence?" Li Ruyou said, "She is not Shu Xianglin, and she can be arrested and interrogated at any time." "If something is right, we need evidence. If there is evidence, Chu Liyan has nothing to say." Zhang Zui cast his eyes on Chu Xiangxue, who was silent. "Your work is not over yet, and you need to continue to strengthen surveillance." , it would be best if we can catch her evidence."

Chu Xiangxue nodded, but still didn't speak, when the phone rang, Li Ruyou picked up the receiver, put it down, and reported, "Group leader, it's a call from my hometown." "Understood," Zhang Zui stood up and announced, "We're going to carry out the mission right away." "I'll go back and change." Chu Xiangxue touched the military uniform on her body and said, "It's inconvenient to go out like this." "Today's task is not heavy. It's important that you stay at home and monitor the target." Zhang Zui said as he walked into the curtain, and after a while he turned into a woman with a long wig and a cheongsam. If you don't look closely, I really can't recognize it.

Chu Xiangxue returned to the regiment headquarters.Zhang Zui, Li Ruyou, and Ding Yizu drove a jeep straight to the old local teahouse on Shuyuan Street. "Isn't this place already checked out? Who are we meeting here?" Li Ru looked at Zhang Zui suspiciously. "The most dangerous place is the safest. I dared to come back because I checked out the room. You go up and open two private rooms, and one of them calls for 'family'." After Li Ruyou went upstairs, he came down after a while.He reported to Zhang Zui: "I asked for 'Fellow Traveler', and 'Family' was pre-ordered."

Zhang Zui didn't speak, backed the car to a secluded place and parked it, then entered the teahouse with Ding Yizuo pretending to be a couple.Dr. Cha saw that Li Ruyou picked up two people, so he shouted loudly: "Sir, madam, 'fellow travelers' please—" Zhang Zui sat down in the "fellow traveler", and Dr. Tea left after making the tea. Zhang Zui said to Li Ruyou: "Tell the 'family' that I want to change a private room with him, and I am willing to give double compensation. If he doesn't do it, you invite him." Not long after Li Ruyou left, he led a young man over. The young man looked very excited and said to Ding Yizu: "Sir, I really can't change it. There is a reason why I specially ordered a family." , today my friend will come to meet me in this private room."

"Xiao Li, Xiao Ding, you two go out and leave this gentleman behind." Zhang Zui waved his hand. Li Ruyou and Ding Yizu walked out of the private room and closed the door behind them. "What, what's going on here?" The young man looked at the closed door, and at Zhang Zui in disguise, looking extremely uncomfortable. "Sit down, Company Commander Su." Zhang Zui took off his wig, revealing Lushan's true face. "Team Leader Zhang—" Su Zitong was overjoyed, "Your appearance is really unrecognizable. Why didn't you notify me when you dismissed 'One Family'?"

"It's too late to inform, your original liaison officer has been sacrificed, and now it's reactivated." "He sacrificed? My original contact person was Bai Qiming?" Su Zitong was very surprised. "Stop talking about him, why don't you come here for a while?" Zhang Zui handed over a cup of tea. "Not long, only half an hour." Su Zitong took the tea with trepidation. "Are you connected?" Zhang Zui started to get straight to the point. "It's connected." Su Zitong then explained in detail the process of connecting him with the "foot pig", except for the part about throwing things away.At the end he said: "Leader, I failed to complete the task you gave me. This is my mistake."

"No, you have completed your task very well!" Zhang Zui looked very happy, "You have taken another big step, and there will be even greater gains in the future!" "The Communist Party is really cunning. The 'foot pig' let me know a code name, remember a face, refuse to say who lives and where, and can't see each other often. There is also the good brother bag The room, since it was rented by them, and it still stores such valuable things, it should be locked, but when I went up first, the door was open." "Yes, when something happens, you have to think about it. There is only one possibility for this to happen—the person guarding them in the hotel opened the door in advance."

"Yeah, why didn't I think of this?" Su Zitong suddenly realized. "Also, you can't put white notes in the closet from now on." "He won't show up until the note is released, we can't catch him!" Su Zitong was puzzled. "If you are in a hurry to see him, he will be suspicious. Moreover, it is impossible for a peripheral person like you to have any major incidents. In addition, our purpose is not just to catch him, but to find the Communist Party's hideout! Understand? ?” "Can you remember the face of the person codenamed 'Foot Pig'?"

"I can remember." "What if he's disguised?" "I can also recognize him. His face is relatively small, so it's easy to recognize." Su Zitong said. "That's enough." Zhang Zui breathed a sigh of relief, "Next time I'll match you with someone, you take him to 'Zui Chunfeng' to wait for you two days in advance, as long as the 'foot pig' appears, you can point it out, and the rest Don't worry about your business. You still distribute your newspaper as usual." "Okay, I'll do it." "Okay, let's talk about this today, you have done a good job!" Zhang Zui took out a few oceans from his pocket and put them on the coffee table, "After I leave, you rent this private room, your name is Boss Nanjing Tong, we will use the original method next time we meet."

On weekend nights, the Juyuan Ballroom is full of people and the lights are spinning. A monthly masquerade is being held here. Pony is in a suit and leather shoes, with three pens pinned to his left chest.One song ended, and the second song started later, and the pony put on a mask and entered the dance floor. Not knowing each other through the mask, Pony changed one dance partner after another, and finally someone noticed his coat pocket. "Sir, your pen is so beautiful." The dance partner said against the pony's ear. "Excuse me, do you want a pen?" Xiao Ma sent out a tentative signal. "I only accept copper and iron, not pens." "Cheaper, as much as you want." "The price I offered was very low, why did you sell such a valuable thing at such a low price?" "I need money urgently, it doesn't matter how rich or poor I am," Xiao Ma replied. "Why do you want the money urgently, sir?" "Looking for a missing relative." When the code was matched, Xiao Ma breathed a sigh of relief, "You are Comrade Primrose, right? I am Xiao Ma, and I was ordered by the team leader to take over Jiang Fangxiang's work." The music on the dance floor was so loud that it could completely cover up private conversations. After a moment of silence, Primrose said: "Comrade Fang Xiang, how is he?" "He is very good, and the organization arranged for him to be responsible for the anti-rape work." Xiao Ma said. "Are there any new organizational instructions for me?" "Not yet. Comrade Luo Su thinks that this joint has been used for too long and there are many potential safety hazards. He hopes to use a new joint method." Xiao Ma hugged Primrose tightly. "There is a convenience store diagonally opposite the gate of the Gendarmerie Corps. The shopkeeper's surname is Ye, and he is an old man." Primrose reminded. "Is he one of our own?" Pony asked. "No. This convenience store specializes in the business of the Gendarmerie Corps, and I often go shopping, so it won't arouse others' suspicion." "Old man Ye is not one of us, how could he pass on information for us?" Xiao Ma was puzzled. "I don't need him to help pass the information. I dug a small slit near the counter outside the counter of the store, and my information will be placed there in the future." "This method is good, but it also has disadvantages. If I go too many times, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of the enemy." Xiao Ma said worriedly. "Yes, this is also an expedient measure. Let's use it temporarily. You can send a few more comrades to pick it up." Primrose said. At the end of the song, the pony and the primrose separated, and then went their separate ways. Late at night, when Zhang Zui came to the dormitory of the regiment headquarters, the doors of Chu Liyan and Chu Xiangxue were tightly closed, and there were still iron locks hanging outside the door.Zhang Zui stood in front of Chu Xiangxue's door for a moment, then walked towards the gate. The guards all knew Zhang Zui, knew that he had the supreme power here, and never questioned him when he came in and out freely.Zhang Zui stood outside the gate for a while, saw that the convenience store diagonally opposite was still lit, and remembered that there were no cigarettes, so he walked over. Father Ye knew Zhang Zui, and wanted to close the door to refuse customers, but it was too late. "Hello old man, buy a pack of Camel cigarettes." Zhang Zui handed over the money. "There is no such kind of smoke." Ye Laopa said coldly. "Then change to another brand." Zhang Zui turned to the next best thing. "Others are also sold out." Papa Ye said impatiently. Zhang Zui saw that there were not only other brands of cigarettes on the container, but also a lot of Camel brands. He suddenly understood something, and said with a smile: "Old man, I offended you last time." "Team leader Zhang is serious. You are doing great things for the country, and you should suffer a little grievance as a common people." Ye Lao said. "It's rare for you old man to understand righteousness so well," Zhang Zui sighed and said, "Last time it was really a last resort. We were arresting a Communist Party criminal. If the news leaked, my personal life is nothing, but the party-state Jiangshan is important!" "Team leader Zhang has nothing else to do, I'm going to close the door." Father Ye issued an order to evict the guests. "It's nothing. How much did I owe you last time? Including how much business you delayed. Please write a note and pick it up at the financial office tomorrow." Zhang Zui turned around and left after speaking. "Hey, Team Leader Zhang, I still have a few packs of the Camel brand cigarettes you asked for." The old man shouted from behind. Zhang Zui went back to buy cigarettes, and Father Ye closed the door. Zhang Zui lit a match and lit a cigarette, exhaled smoke rings, and sighed in his heart: "The common people are actually very easy to be satisfied. It doesn't matter to them who is in power. The important thing is to treat them as human beings." As soon as Zhang Zui walked into the gate, he saw a car drive in.Chu Liyan stopped the car and poked his head out to say hello: "Leader, are you still awake at this late hour?" "Didn't you sleep too?" Zhang Zui said with a smile. "There is a masquerade ball at Juyuan Ballroom tonight, and Man'e insists on me going." "Did you find her on the dance floor?" Zhang Zui asked casually. "Where are so many people going to find her?" Chu Liyan answered truthfully. "It means you still love me very much. If you really love me, you can smell my breath." Li Man'e said. "I can smell the perfume on the dance floor. Team Leader Zhang, don't bother me." Chu Liyan and the others are back, and Zhang Zui reckons that Chu Xiangxue will be back soon.Not long after he returned to the repair room, Chu Xiangxue really came. "Did she make any noise tonight?" Zhang Zui asked. "She danced with someone for a long time." Chu Xiangxue replied. Zhang Zui said, "I've seen him before. Head Chu didn't find Li Man'e on the dance floor. Did you notice that she and that person had some tricks like putting their hands in their pockets?" "I didn't see it clearly. There were a lot of people at that time, and they were spinning very fast." Chu Xiangxue said. Zhang Zui thought for a moment, and said, "Next time you encounter this situation, immediately control the other party. You have worked hard tonight, go home and have a good rest." After Chu Xiangxue left, Zhang Zui woke up Li Ruyou and Ding Yizu who were already asleep.Li Ruyou asked sleepily, "Is the team leader okay?" "Go, go and perform a task." Zhang Zui instructed. You Zhuzhu was dreaming when he was suddenly picked up from the bed.When he saw Zhang Zui at a glance, he was frightened out of his wits, but he calmed down later. "Shu Xianglin told you that I live here?" You Zhuzhu asked. "It doesn't matter who told me, the key is that I found you." Zhang Zui said sarcastically. You Zhuzhu yawned and said, "May I put on my clothes first?" "No need, I'll just say a few words and leave. You can sit on the bed and talk to me." Zhang Zui said, throwing a coat to You Zhuzhu and letting him put it on his shoulders. "I see, you are not here to trouble me." You Zhuzhu said with a sigh of relief, "Otherwise, you will take me away immediately, and you don't have to be so polite to me." "Of course we won't trouble you with a stalking genius like you." Zhang Zui paused and asked, "Do you know what happened to Shu Xianglin and the others?" "I know, I've been tortured seventy-two times, and I'm still locked up." "You are more guilty than them, why don't you hide?" "I hid for a few days, but the life outside was really difficult. Seeing that you haven't come here, I came back to get a good night's sleep. Team leader Zhang, I didn't take the initiative. I was used by Li Man'e." You Zhuzhu Say. "Aren't Shu Xianglin and the others being used by others?" Zhang Zui looked directly at You Zhuzhu. "This..." You Zhuzhu raised his head, "Leave what Team Leader Zhang has to say, I will never bargain, and it's free." "Others say you are a profiteering king, and it seems that you are not false," Zhang Zui sneered, "I should be satisfied if you can do things for me for free." "Whatever the team leader said, for the great cause of the party and the country, this is the duty of our citizens." "Okay, you continue to sleep, and tomorrow night at eight o'clock on time, go to the 'fellow traveler' private room of the old place teahouse, I will let you meet a person, and you will work with him in the future." Zhang Zui said and got up. "Team leader, how did you get in?" You Zhuzhu asked. "Hey, Laoyou, the door was broken by us, you can fix it yourself tomorrow." Zhang Zui walked halfway and left a sentence. "Old Chu, is Zhang Zui suspicious of us again?" Li Man'e walked into the study to refill Chu Liyan's teacup with boiling water. "No, don't be suspicious." Chu Liyan was still concentrating on a copy of "Voice of the Party and the Country". "He still said no. He hasn't come to work in the duty room these days. He has been hiding in the garage mysteriously for a few days. I think he has his eyes on someone again." Li Man'e put her hand on Chu Liyan's shoulder. "Don't worry about official affairs in the future." Chu Liyan turned to look at Li Man'e, "By the way, if you are in a hurry, go to the duty room to clean up." "Go now? Do you think I'm annoying?" "No one is bothering you, maybe they will go to the office in the afternoon, it's so dirty and ugly." Chu Liyan smiled at Li Man'e, "Be obedient, my dear." Li Man'e came to the door of the duty room with some reluctance, took out the key to open the door, looked around, found a rag and wiped the tables and chairs. Chu Xiangxue, who was following Li Manye, found the door of the duty room open, so she hid aside to watch, holding a camera in her hand. Li Man'e wiped Zhang Zui's desk and stopped.Seeing that Zhang Zui's desk drawer was locked, she couldn't help but have the desire to take a peek.She nervously poked her head out of the window, and seeing no one outside, she tried to unlock the lock with the provided key, tried a few times, and finally opened it... There were many documents in the drawer. She took the top one and took a look in her hand. It turned out to be a "Report Form for Newcomers to the Secrecy Bureau of the Kuomintang Military Committee". Fill in: "Su Zitong, male, 27 years old, from Longchuanshan Township, Liucheng County, Guangxi..." Li Man'e hid the form in her bosom, and later felt that it was inappropriate, so she put it back... Chu Xiangxue, who was hiding in the dark, kept pressing the shutter button of her camera... "Rotten copper, rotten iron, waste paper—" Zhong Hualai appeared outside the gate of the gendarmerie with a load of rags. "Collect rags, this is a restricted area for military use, and you are not allowed to shout loudly!" The guard at the gate scolded. "If you don't let me bark, don't bark. It should be okay to cross the road, right?" "Who said you won't be allowed to pass by, and then you will smash your basket!" Zhong Hualai stopped making a sound, walked a few steps away, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, and then took out a matchbox from his pocket, but found that there was no match in the box, and naturally walked to the convenience store opposite, where the old man Ye was sitting. Sleepy behind the counter. "Old man, buy a box of matches, the smoke is gone." Zhong Hualai called. The old man woke up with a start and didn't talk to him. After collecting the money, he turned around and went to get matches from the shelf.Taking advantage of this gap, Zhong Hualai used his body to block the view behind him, took out the folded note from the gap on the outer wall of the container, and then put another sweat towel on the container.At this time, the old man just turned around and handed over a box of matches. "Thank you." Zhong Hualai took the match and walked away as if flying away. Father Ye watched Zhong Hua come and leave.When he looked back, he found the sweat towel on the container, so he shouted: "Hey, master, your sweat towel!" Zhong Hualai pretended not to hear, and walked faster... On this day, Zhong Hualai has two major tasks, one is to replace Xiao Ma to obtain information, and the other is to send out a new version of "Spring Voice". Zhong Hualai hurried to the Zuichunfeng Restaurant on Tongbao Road, put the burden outside the gate, took out a bag of things and walked into the restaurant.The fat boss already knew him, so he didn't say much, just smiled at him as a greeting.Zhong Hualai went straight to the "good brother" private room on the second floor, closed the door, put the package in the cabinet and locked it, and took out the note he just picked up from the convenience store to show: Zhang Zuixin developed a special agent Su Zitong, Guangxi People from Liucheng.Primrose. After seeing it, Zhong Hua was quite surprised, opened the closet, and took out the newspapers that had been put in... He took the lead with Su Zitong, knowing that he had been exposed, so he didn't dare to stay here for a long time.He walked out of the restaurant calmly, shouldering the load and scanning the surroundings with the corner of his eyes—there were many tourists around, but fortunately no one was looking at him, so he strode away... At this time, Su Zitong was hiding in the dark. He was wearing a long gown and a gentleman's hat with a wide brim covering half of his face. "This person is the 'legged pig' who joined me that day." Su Zitong pointed out to You Zhuzhu who was hiding aside. "No, this guy is a junk collector. Didn't you say that the guy you're connecting with is wearing a suit?" You Zhuzhu asked suspiciously. "It's him, with a small face, I can recognize it even when it's burned to ashes. People in his line of work often disguise themselves." Su Zitong said affirmatively, "The rest is up to you." "No problem, just wait and see what I do." You Zhuzhu flashed out from the shadows, quietly staring at Zhong Hualai who was not far away.