Ni Xin stayed in the white canopy for four days, and he did not intercept a single soldier of the third column who escaped from here. What he wanted was that Zhou Chengbin's unit was trapped in a more dangerous swamp after a few days and nights of rain and had not yet come out; Either some of them escaped and happened not to take this path. It's been four days, and I've been doing nothing every day, but I'm highly nervous, I can't eat or sleep well, and I don't dare to go too far from the ship for fear of danger. Not to mention that the three subordinates were in a state of malaise, Ni Xin himself was also in an anxious mood.

After dawn on the 14th, Ni Xin decided to contact Tian Chengxi and Yamaki Ryuzo to learn about the situation on the front line, and then decide whether to continue to wait here. I didn't expect to call for a long time, and I finally got in touch, and the reply I got was still the same two clichés: I am in the middle of the crackdown, whether to stay in place or not, please handle it at your own discretion.

Ni Xin took the telegram, smiled bitterly, and ordered: "Clean up and prepare to go back." ”

Hearing this, the three subordinates who had been impatient for a long time looked at each other and smiled, and one of the subordinates, Xiao Zheng, asked for instructions: "Secretary Ni, since it is a return trip and we are not on a mission, then we don't need to disguise, just start the two motors and go faster." ”

Ni Xin waved his hand, and his habitual caution made him refuse this Jianyi: "Forget it, it's better to disguise yourself as a civilian boat and go slowly, the province has extraneous branches." Xiao Zheng, one of you drives the boat, the other is on guard, old Qian, you accompany me back to the cabin to sleep, and you will replace them in two hours. ”

The white canopy boat slowly moves along the river after the rain, the blue sky is like washing, the willows on the shore are still clinging, the mid-spring in the south of the Yangtze River is like a naturally generated landscape painting, people are in it, and there are scenery everywhere. The breeze blows, the face is cold, and the smoke is drunk. On the way back, Ni Xin's body and mind relaxed. There were only two single couches opposite each other in the small cabin, and the old Qian in the same cabin quickly fell asleep, and the snoring noise made Ni Xin sleepless. He pushed the window to watch the view, but he couldn't enjoy it, so he simply walked out of the cabin and stood on the bow of the boat. Dressed in a fitted half-worn gray-blue robe, he did not have the slightest military temperament in his whole person, and he was elegant and plain and full of bookishness.

The boat sailed to a bluestone arch bridge, and several stone steps on the shore led to the river, on which a girl with two pigtails and shoulders drooped, dressed in moon-white cloth trousers, sold gardenias and pearls, and a young woman peddled fresh purses and mushrooms after the rain. Ni Xin was in the mood for a while, ordered the ship to dock, and bought the shepherd's cabbage and half a bamboo basket of mushrooms. I want to buy some gardenias to hang in the cabin.

The girl was sharp and bargained with Ni Xin, but Ni Xin felt that her voice was like the cry of a yellow bird, clear and beautiful, deliberately teasing her to say a few more words, and deliberately refused to give in. The girl's big eyes flickered, and she had an idea, and said with Su Bai: "Sir, bear this big man, it's really not refreshing, Nong is impatient." There is also a basket on the shore, which is also good for Nai. A total of 20 yuan. ”

Ni Xin smiled: "I'll buy a few flowers, you're good, sell me two baskets." Okay, I'll give you eighteen dollars, and you can bring them all. ”

The girl was overjoyed, her cheeks swirled with laughter, and she turned around and happily went to get the flowers that had been stored elsewhere. Ni Xin picked up a gardenia and played with it.

Zhou Chengbin highlighted the double blockade line and walked more than 30 kilometers in the direction of Shanghai. He decided to return to Shanghai, found Liu Zezhi, and used his radio station to contact Chongqing. The most dangerous place is the safest place, not to mention that he is the stationmaster of Shanghai Station, and as long as he still has a breath, he can't leave his post without permission.

At dawn, the two arrived at a small village near the water, where there were only four or five families. Zhou Chengbin found the father and son, the only one in the village who had a boat, and said that there was a war not far ahead, and the boat they were originally on was requisitioned by the Japanese, and they walked for a day and a night to bypass the war zone, and wanted to hire their boat to go to Zhuji. Of course, the Yang father and son also knew about the war, seeing that Zhou Chengbin didn't look like a rich man, but he was very generous, and he seemed to be loyal and honest, so he agreed.

The boat sailed to a small town five kilometers away from Zhuji, Zhou Chengbin paid the remaining half of the boat money, and said to Boss Yang: "Uncle, I want to start the matter, I want to get off the boat here in advance, thank you." ”

can walk more than ten miles less, but the money is still taken, and Boss Yang's father and son have no objections. also took the initiative to give Zhou Chengbin a half-used oil-paper umbrella: "Okay, be careful on the road." Holding this umbrella, don't look at the sun shining now, maybe there will be rain at night. ”

Zhou Chengbin thanked Boss Yang and his son and got off the boat. took Zhai Yanmin to the only ready-to-wear store in the town and bought two sets of clothes. I went to the grocery store again and bought an old little brown box and a few toiletries. Then I found a small restaurant and had a hot meal. Zhai Yanmin asked, "Stationmaster...... Boss Wen, why don't we take a boat directly to Zhuji? I see that your face has been bad for the past two days. Is it bad to walk less? ”

Zhou Chengbin looked at his watch: "It's twelve o'clock at noon, and at two o'clock in the afternoon, a train to Shanghai passes through Zhuji, so we walked over and took the train to Shanghai." Remember: we are running a foreign goods store, going to Shanghai to rent a house, and we are going to move our family to escape the war. You're a buddy in our family. Don't forget to call me Boss Wen in the future. Minzi, we have to buy something here, which is both a daily necessity and a cover for our identity. After that, you will slowly understand, now you just need to watch more and listen less along the way. ”

The two left the restaurant and walked to Zhuji, just a few minutes away, passing by the bluestone arch bridge where Ni Xin was moored. Zhou Chengbin saw Ni Xin, who was lowering his head and leisurely playing with gardenias, his heart suddenly "chuckled", and it was too late to avoid it. Ni Xin inadvertently raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Chengbin!

Both of them were stunned for a moment! Zhou Chengbin reacted first and shouted in a low voice: "Minzi, there is an enemy, throw down the box!" ”

Ni Xin shouted: "Zhou Chengbin, stop!" He swiped and pulled out his pistol.

Zhou Chengbin was one step faster than him, and a shot came! The person in charge of driving the boat in the middle of the bow was still in a daze, and Xiao Zheng knelt on the boat, struggling in pain.

Ni Xin picked up the hem of his robe, jumped ashore, and fired two shots at Zhou Chengbin. Zhou Chengbin took advantage of the cover of the railing of the bluestone bridge to avoid the bullet and raised his hand to return two shots! The girl who sold flowers had already walked four or five meters from the side of the boat, and she was frightened when the incident happened, and she stood there trembling with a basket of flowers, and her legs did not obey the call, and she could not move a single step. Ni Xin happened to run to her side, seeing that the girl was about to be shot, she pushed her hand, and the girl's body was weak, and she was pushed more than three meters away, and sat down on the stone steps with an "ah".

Two other plainclothes men on board also jumped ashore with guns raised and joined the shootout. Zhou Chengbin knocked down one with one shot! At the same time, he rolled on the spot to avoid Ni Xin's bullet. Zhai Yanmin also reacted and joined the battle group.

Zhou Chengbin ordered in a low voice: "You nail here, stop them, and give me two minutes." ”

Before he could finish speaking, a dodge disappeared behind a house on the shore. Ni Xin took the remaining plainclothes named "Lao Qian" to shoot at Zhai Yanmin from two directions, and Zhai Yanmin relied on the railing of the bluestone bridge to hold the bridge entrance to the death, preventing the opponent from passing Guò.

Zhou Chengbin jumped on the window of the house in one step, picked up the eaves, went to the roof, leaned over the roof tiles, leaned over from the roof ridge and aimed, and shot Ni Xin! Ni Xin was shot and fell to the ground, but Lao Qian did not rescue, and still fought fiercely with Zhai Yanmin. Zhou Chengbin didn't dare to fight, there must be enemy weapons in this town. He shot on the bluestone bridge board one meter away from Zhai Yanmin, and the debris from the bullet hit Zhai Yanmin in the face, he looked up and saw that Zhou Chengbin made a retreat gesture for him, and then he understood, fired several shots at the opponent, took advantage of the opportunity for the opponent to dodge, broke away from the scene, and met Zhou Chengbin. Rushing out of town.

Lao Qian saw the opponent fleeing, he didn't dare to pursue, not to mention that he was one against two, and he was not sure of winning, if Ni Xin lost his life, how should he explain? He ran to Ni Xin's side, leaned over to help Ni Xin, and the bullet hit Ni Xin's right abdomen, and the injury was not light. Fortunately, Zhou Chengbin used a small point 38 pistol, and the shooting distance was more than 30 meters away, so he should not worry about his life for the time being. He half-supported and half-hugged Ni Xin and walked back to the cabin, turned around and picked up Xiao Zheng, another companion in the bow of the boat whose left knee was broken, and asked: "Secretary Ni, Xiao Rui, who was in charge of telegraph contact, was killed by Zhou Chengbin. I won't send a report, and you can't report like this, there should be no hospital in this town, but fortunately we have medicine on board. What do you think to do? ”

Ni Xin struggled and said, "Start the two motors...... Rushed to Zhuji, five kilometers away, where there was a squad of the imperial army. Give me the medicine...... Myself...... Deal with it. ”

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