Chapter 283: Urgent Matter (First Update: Asking for Monthly Tickets, Recommendation Tickets, and Subscriptions)
Therefore, Lao Hou attaches great importance to Li Yixin, since Li Yixin was assassinated and wounded, this is the second time he has come to Stone Town.
The last time I came to Stone Town, I didn't know if Li Yixin had sacrificed, but later more and more news finally relieved Lao Hou, Li Yixin did not sacrifice, but because he was admitted to a Japanese military hospital, the contact with the party organization was completely cut off.
And today, for the first time, Li Yixin reconnected with the organization, and of course he wanted to read Li Yixin's report as soon as possible.
As soon as he saw Lao Wu enter the door, Lao Hou patiently waited for Lao Wu to reflexively close the door, then walked out of the house and asked anxiously, "How is it?" Have you seen Comrade Li Yixin? ”
Lao Wu nodded and said, "See, his situation is not very good." His right chest is still wrapped in gauze and his left foot is still splint, and he is now unable to walk and is confined to a wheelchair. I guess he'll have to wait at least a little more than a month before he can walk on the ground. ”
"Then he is indeed seriously injured, I hope the Japanese will treat him better and treat him with good medicine. So far, we don't have a clue who actually did the assassination, but the assassination incident objectively brought great trouble and passivity to our work. Lao Hou said hatefully.
"This is the money handed to me by Comrade Li Yixin, and it is estimated that there is a report from Comrade Li Yixin in this money. He was always guarded by him, and he was wearing clothes that looked like they were from the anti-smuggling team, so I didn't open them. It is very likely that this assassination incident made the Japanese pay attention to Li Yixin's safety, and now they have actually equipped Comrade Li Yixin with guards. In this way, my future contact with him will also be inconvenient in the long run. Lao Wu said worriedly while handing the roll of money in his pocket to Lao Hou.
"Let's get in touch in the same way as we do today, and I'll figure it out." Lao Hou took the roll of money, and when he opened it, he found a piece of paper that had been folded into the size of a matchbox.
Lao Hou completely spread out the paper, and there were a lot of words densely written on it, these words were very small, and Lao Hou had to find a pair of old glasses to look at the paper to enlarge.
What made Lao Hou a little strange was that Li Yixin thought that the target of the assassination was him and not the Japanese, and mentioned that there was also his contact person at the scene at the last moment to remind him.
This made Lao Hou a little puzzled, he really couldn't think of anyone who would have to put Li Yixin to death, which Li Yixin's report also revealed such doubts.
Of course, it is not too difficult to find the answer to this question, Li Yixin thinks that as long as he contacts with the contact person of the Central Union, he should know it, after all, the killer at that time was taken away by his contact person of the Central Union and finally died.
Lao Hou was also very helpless, he could only wait for the next time Li Yixin reported to see if he could find this answer.
And the second thing reported by Li Yixin attracted the attention of Lao Hou, and he couldn't help frowning, this is a bit of a tricky question.
Because it turned out that when Li Yixin was sent by the Central Committee to Stone Town to hide, the organization only pushed Li Yixin to work in Stone Town at that time, and did not have much hope for Li Yixin's work, so he did not consider some details comprehensively.
However, as Li Yixin's work is carried out more and more smoothly, Li Yixin's status in the Social Department of the Southern Bureau is getting higher and higher, and some details have begun to be considered in the organization, such as the issue that Li Yixin is still single.
And Li Yixin's report this time made Lao Hou feel the urgency of this issue again, because in the report, Li Yixin mentioned that the Japanese were consciously stuffing women around him, and this was a situation that Lao Hou was extremely unwilling to see.
In order to solve this problem, Lao Hou first quickly went through the female comrades he knew who could be sent into the occupied area in his mind, and then struck a match to burn the note written by Li Yixin. At the same time, he said to Lao Wu: "Comrade Li Yixin's report is very important, and I must go back immediately to report to the leader." When will you be able to make reasonable contact with Comrade Li Yixin? ”
"Three days later, this is what Comrade Li Yixin said to me personally." Lao Wu replied.
"That's a bit of a tight time, I have to leave right away and come back in time for the next time you go to connect with Comrade Li Yixin." After Lao Hou finished speaking, he went into the house and picked up a small suitcase and prepared to go out.
"The fastest way to get out of Stone Town is to take the train, it's after 5 p.m., and there is a train to Shanghai at 6:10, but you may not be able to buy a ticket if you go now." Lao Wu reminded.
"You don't have to worry about that. If I can't buy a ticket, the only way is to find the local party organization and send a report on the radio. After Lao Hou finished speaking, he opened the door and walked out.
In fact, Lao Hou knew that at this time, it was the fastest way to contact Xu Wenwu and report to the Social Department of the Southern Bureau through the radio of the underground party organization in Stone Town.
But he was hesitant about this approach because he was afraid of the risk of leaks. Of course, he didn't believe Xu Wenwu, Xu Wenwu and he were old colleagues who had worked together for many years, and both of them were Communist Party members who joined the party at the same time and also survived the Kuomintang purge of the party, so Lao Hou still trusts Xu Wenwu.
However, the reason for Li Yixin's first visit to Stone Town and his almost arrest has not been clarified, and the mole has not been dug up, so Lao Hou would rather take a train to detour to Shanghai to report back than use the most convenient way of telegraph.
But it backfired, and when Lao Hou arrived at the train station in Stone Town as quickly as possible, the driving time was not delayed, but the tickets were sold out.
Stone Town is a transportation artery, and many people are willing to walk overland to Stone Town and then take the train to Shanghai or Nanjing, especially those who have a lot of money. As a result, train tickets are generally sold out a few hours before the departure time.
Lao Hou was very helpless, he looked at the small blackboard in the ticket window with the words sold out written in chalk, and could only turn around and go to Shamao Street to find Xu Wenwu. It was urgent, and he had to take a risk.
Xu Wenwu's cover identity is the owner of a bookstore located on Shamao Street, this bookstore is not big, because the people in the occupied area are now running around for a living, so the bookstore's business is also very bad, and it can only barely lose money.
Xu Wenwu's residence is also behind the bookstore, which is considered to be a combination of residence and shop, which is common in various shops in Stone Town.
It's almost 7 p.m., and it's almost the time when the bookstore closes every day. Anyway, there were no customers, so Xu Wenwu decided to close the store early, so he began to lift the door panels and prepare them to be inlaid on the door of the store.
PS: Preview, today's five watches! The old cat also broke out once.