The Four Seasons Barber Shop on Shanzhong Road is the place where he met Zheng Jiayuan, the boss's surname is Hao, a native of Yangzhou, and his craftsmanship is very good.

Basically, once every six months.

There are not many people who know that he has this habit, and Zheng Jiayuan is counted as one.

In the Shanghai District of the Military Command, he and Zheng Jiayuan are both old men, both of them came out of the Hong Gong Ancestral Hall, and Chen Miao was sent to the Shanghai District as an internal staff member as soon as he graduated.

Zheng Jiayuan is the second phase, he is his senior, and he is older than him, his brain is more active, and he is sociable, so he will naturally be promoted faster than him.

He is more brainless, he can't talk sweetly, he won't take the initiative to talk to his boss, he can't even give a gift, and he doesn't have a backstage, but he can only sit on the cold bench and boil his qualifications.

The personnel in Shanghai have come and gone, especially after the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, those who have died, those who have been transferred, those who have defected, and those who have changed personnel frequently.

"Mr. Fang is here?" As soon as Master Hao saw Chen Miao, he immediately recognized it, except for his own people, he used the pseudonym "Fang Yun" externally.

Therefore, Master Hao always thought that his surname was "Fang".

"Old Hao, how is business?" As soon as Chen Miao walked in, he did the chair, and then put his hat on the table in front of the mirror.

"At this point, there will basically be no more guests, Mr. Fang, I am afraid that you will be my last guest again." Master Hao smiled and began to prepare the tools.

In addition to coming over for a haircut, Chen Miao also likes to trim his face, every time, this trimming is particular, there is a saying of "seventy-two and a half knives", which says that seventy-two knives are required to scrape the face, and the last half of the knife is to scrape off the hair on the bridge of the nose as the finish.

There are not many knives, but there are many knives, and this is really the time to learn art at home.

"Come on." Chen Miao lay down on the chair, although her eyes were closed, she knew everything about the situation inside and outside the store.

A slender face-trimming knife flies between your fingers, like a butterfly wearing a flower.

This is a craft of eating, but it has become an art in the hands of Master Hao.

At this time, a person came in, gray homespun twist, sturdy, a little shorter than Master Hao, after coming in, he found a stool and sat down

Master Hao was engrossed in Chen Miao's face, the blade in his hand still didn't stop, and his head turned slightly sideways: "Mr. Fang, you wait a minute, right away." ”

The last half of the knife slashed across the bridge of Chen Miao's nose, like a breeze blowing on his face, perfect.

Putting down the knife, Master Hao wiped his sweat, then wrung a hot towel and handed it to Chen Miao, nodded slightly at Zheng Jiayuan, and went out to look at the wind with the kettle.

Chen Miao took the towel, wiped it on his face, then opened his eyes and saw Zheng Jiayuan, who was already sitting opposite, and grinned suddenly: "I knew that you were not so easy to be caught." ”

Zheng Jiayuan smiled bitterly: "If you hadn't asked Wu Xin to remind me in time, I'm afraid I would have been in the prison of the gendarmerie." ”

"Chen Mingchu betrayed, and I was almost deceived by him, how much loss do we have now, and how many people are involved?" Chen Miao asked.

Zheng Jiayuan nodded and said, "Actually, in addition to your secret report, I also got a warning from the comrades in the concession that the Japanese military police are preparing to carry out a large-scale search and arrest in the concession this afternoon, including the office and traffic station of our district headquarters. ”

"Where's the seat?"

"I can't get in touch right now, but he should be safe." Zheng Jiayuan shook his head slightly and asked, "What are your plans next?" ”

"I, I can't go back, in fact, it's a pity, it's too hard to find such a lucrative job in Shanghai now." Chen Miao smiled unwillingly.

"Listen to Wu Xin, are you injured?" As soon as he came in, Zheng Jiayuan noticed Chen Miao's left shoulder, and it was obvious that there was blood oozing inside his coat.

"Well, I almost lost my life." Chen Miao nodded, Wu Xin is a nurse and has been trained, and it is normal to find that he is injured.

"Lao Zheng, don't you think I'm defecting with this Chen Mingchu?"

"No, Brother Chen, brother, I didn't mean that, it's just that in the current situation, you can't have the heart to harm people, and you can't have the heart to prevent people." Zheng Jiayuan said helplessly,

"Do I want to show you the wound, I took care of this wound by myself." Chen Miao untied the outer gown, revealing the wound on his left shoulder, the bandaging knew at a glance that he had dealt with it himself, and if there was a second person, it would not have been like this.

Actually, the wound on the left shoulder is not important, the important thing is that Chen Miao is in good condition except for the wound on the left shoulder.

If he is caught, then he will have to go through the motions, even if he is not tortured, there will always be scars from the binding, not to mention, he also warned Zheng Jiayuan in advance.

"Brother Chen, what are you doing here, my brother believes in you, otherwise he wouldn't have come to see you alone." Zheng Xiuyuan stood up and reached out to pick up Chen Miao's gown, "The wound is not inflamed, do you want me to call Wu Xin over to help you re-bandage it?" ”

"Fortunately, it was dealt with in a timely manner, and at present, there is no big problem." Chen Miao could see that Zheng Jiayuan did not doubt what he meant, and then asked, "What about the work I have at hand, and my residence, Chen Mingchu knows, he will definitely send someone to squat, and, most importantly, the documents of the district department and the Enge cipher machine that I keep." ”

"Where did you put the Enge cipher machine?" Zheng Jiayuan asked a little nervously, if it weren't for this, he wouldn't have taken the risk to come to see Chen Miao.

In order for the Shanghai district to contact the headquarters of the Chongqing Bureau, it must have a cipher machine, otherwise some confidential messages cannot be deciphered, and once the operation formula of the cipher machine is mastered by the Japanese army, then the communication between the headquarters of the Military Command Bureau and the districts and stations below will be tantamount to no secrets at all.

Although Chen Miao was depressed in Shanghai, his business ability was very strong, otherwise he would not have let him keep the most important Enge cipher machine.

This is also why Chen Mingchu immediately thought of tricking him after the defection.

He knew Chen Miao's value.

"I'm in the Jockey Club office." Chen Miao said.

"How did you put such an important thing in the Jockey Club?" When Zheng Jiayuan heard this, he immediately became anxious, stood up and asked.

"The cipher machine, people who don't know it, it looks like a typewriter, I have a typewriter in the office, no one will doubt it." Chen Miao smiled.

Zheng Jiayuan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's dark under the light, it's really yours, but now that you are being targeted by the Japanese, if you want to enter the horse race and always take away the cipher machine, it won't be easy." ”

"Isn't this coming to you Lao Zheng, I can't go back, but you can." Chen Miao said.

"Chen Mingchu didn't know me, I went, wasn't I arrested?" Zheng Jiayuan frowned.

"No, with what I know about him, it's always certain to send someone to guard the horse race, but it's difficult for his people to get in, so the horse race will not be his focus." Chen Miao said firmly.

"And what will he do?"

Chen Miao smiled: "Lao Zheng, if Chen Mingchu wants to arrest me, he will definitely not just stare at the Jockey Club, but with his understanding of me, he will definitely stare at the gambling stalls I often go to." ”

"Yes, you can't go back to your home now, and you're penniless, and if you want to get money, you have no second choice except for gambling." Zheng Jiayuan looks like I know it.

"Lao Zheng, the time is almost up, I hope you can take the cipher machine away as soon as possible, Chen Mingchu knows me too well, I can't hide it for long, if I don't get it, he will be able to react soon." Chen Miao smiled and reminded solemnly.

"Okay, I'll send someone to fetch it tomorrow." Zheng Jiayuan nodded.

"By the way, lend me some of the book?"

"Are you really going to the gambling stall?"

"Of course, otherwise, how can Chen Mingchu trust his own judgment?" Chen Miao said, "Besides, I really don't have any money. ”

"I didn't bring much, only so much, my one dollar to take the car back?" Zheng Jiayuan took out all the money on his body and gave it to Chen Miao.

Coming out of the Four Seasons Barbershop, Chen Miao raised her hand and called a rickshaw and headed for Huxi.