At six o'clock in the morning on the 30th, Liu Zezhi took Ge Jiapeng and others to sneak into Shanghai separately. Two days later, at five o'clock in the morning on December 1, Zhou Chengbin found Zhang Chi and Li Yi: "Li Yi, your assistant sent information: the 79th Regiment moved to Nantong, he was transferred to the Nanjing Garrison Regiment, and the deputy Wu Regiment served as the acting head of the regiment. ”

Li Yi was mixed and replied, "Acting head of the regiment? It is very likely that the Japanese will send another regiment commander, and there is not much time left for us, and there is no one left in the 79th regiment. ”

"Zhang Chi, you stay in the base area, Li Yi and I must rush to Nantong immediately."

Xiao Kong, the head of the security team, reported: "Director Zhou, there is a person surnamed Mo, who said that he wants to see you. He was embarrassed and wounded. ”

Zhang Chi is very strange: it is not dawn yet, and someone is visiting so early? Zhou Chengbin replied: "The surname is Mo? Invite him in! By the way, call the hygienist Xiao Song. Li Yi, you go and arrange: call Qiao Wenrong and Liao Kanghe, and leave in an hour. ”

Xiao Kong walked into the room with Lao Mo, who was hastily bandaged on his left arm, and Zhou Chengbin greeted him and asked, "Mr. Mo, why are you injured?" Xiao Song, you came just in time to deal with it for Mr. Mo. Small holes, prepare breakfast. ”

Asking for help, Lao Mo's attitude towards Zhou Chengbin was much better, and he replied: "When I crossed the blockade line, I bumped into the Japanese puppet patrol and was a little injured, it doesn't matter." Director Zhou, there is no hurry for breakfast, Mr. Zhang has been arrested. ”

Zhou Chengbin did not hide it: "I knew it the day before yesterday." Mr. Mo, you heal your wounds first, and we'll talk later. ”

Lao Mo was stunned for a moment, very dissatisfied, and was about to say sarcasm, but swallowed back the words stiffly.

Zhou Chengbin came to the next room, Zhang Chi followed, and said, "Who is this person?" Mr. Zhang? It's Zhang Keqing, right? How did he know that Zhang Keqing was arrested? Is he the assistant of Zhang Keqing who saved you as you said? ”

"I can't hide anything from you, it's him."

"So what did he come here to do with you? Do you want us to help? ”

"It should be."

Zhang Chi asked, "Then what are you going to do?" ”

"What else can I do? On the premise of not affecting the interests of the military commanders, we should do our best to help each other. ”

Zhang Chi was still unwilling, but he didn't dare to express it. Xiao Kong came in and reported: "Two chiefs, Doctor Song said that someone has broken a bone, and she has no ability to deal with it, so she can only be sent to the only hospital in town." She also said that the person needed to stay in bed for half a month after the operation. ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "Let's go, go over and have a look." ”

Seeing Zhou Chengbin, Lao Mo, who was half-lying on the marching bed, wanted to get up, and Xiao Song pressed him: "Don't move, I'm going to take off the cloth you wrapped yourself in, and then send you to the hospital." ”

"I won't go to the hospital, Director Zhou, don't worry, I never thought that your military commander could take action, although your life was saved by Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Chi's face changed, and he blurted out: "What are these words?" Since you don't think we're going to help, what are you doing here? Did you come to teach us a lesson? ”

Zhou Chengbin said: "Lao Zhang! Let Mr. Mo finish his words. ”

Lao Mo had to put down his body and said reluctantly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that." The superior said Director Zhou, you are a decent man...... I mean, you're a good character......"

Zhou Chengbin greeted with a smile: "Has the wound been treated?" Xiao Song, Mr. Mo is injured, you go to the kitchen to cook noodles. Lao Zhang, you stay for a while. Mr. Mo, eat first, and talk while eating. As long as I can do it, I will do my best to help. When you're done eating, I'll send someone to take you to the hospital. Lao Zhang, eat together. Come, Mr. Mo, drink a bowl of porridge first. Now there are no outsiders, so if you have something to say, just say it. ”

Zhou Chengbin personally served the porridge, and the anxious old Mo didn't dare to disobey, so he had to get up, sit down at the table, and replied, "Thank you, Director Zhou." ”

After drinking two mouthfuls of porridge, Lao Mo said: "Mr. Zhang has been arrested, I have reported to my superiors, Director Zhou, I apologize to you for the previous incident......

Where do you start? Mr. Zhang has helped with volunteers, Mr. Mo, you have been taking care of Zhou, and I have not had a chance to repay this kindness. Let me ask you one more question: How did you know about Zhang Keqing's arrest? ”

Lao Mo chose the wording with difficulty: "We have an undercover agent in the Japanese army headquarters, but unfortunately Ying Zuo Zhenzhao is not there, and the status of the undercover agent is too low, except for the news, the rest ...... I mean superiors...... But we don't have the ability, what is the current situation of Mr. Zhang......"

Zhou Chengbin said: "He was tortured, but he maintained his integrity. ”

Lao Mo Yixi said: "So the superiors didn't guess wrong, your military commander really has an inside line in No. 76?" ”

"Yes, I also know that the reason why Mr. Zhang was exposed and arrested was because Ni Xin saw a flaw in rescuing me."

And so it was! I guessed ...... right" Lao Mo stood up, bowed, and said, "Director Zhou, then you can't stand by and watch!" I don't take my rudeness to you, as long as you are willing to act, I am willing to do anything for you...... Of course, I have limited personal abilities......"

"Mr. Mo is serious, please take a seat."

Xiao Song raised his voice outside the door and said, "Director Zhou, the noodles are cooked." ”

"Come in. Mr. Mo, the conditions are simple, don't dislike it, just use a little.

Xiao Song put a bowl full of egg and shredded meat noodle soup on the table and left with interest.

Zhou Chengbin had a kind attitude, but he never spit out and agreed to help, Lao Mo was heartbroken, reluctantly ate two mouthfuls of noodles, and said: "I know that the military commander has discipline, and I dare not force people to make it difficult, and the superiors sent me because we have no way to understand the situation of No. 76, and there is no way to talk about rescue, guessing that the military commander still has an internal line, so I ...... Director Zhou, Mr. Zhang, he ......"

Zhou Chengbin interrupted him: "Mr. Mo, Mr. Zhang's kindness to me and the military commander several times, Zhou has never forgotten. I will order the inside line to continue to search for information, and if you can't do it, I will also send someone to assist in the operation. ”

Lao Mo was overjoyed, got up and bowed again: "I didn't expect that the military commanders are not all despicable and ...... I mean, Mr. Zhang didn't misread you......"

Zhou Chengbin said with a straight face: "There is a sentence I want to say ahead: the internal line of the military commander provides intelligence, which is only limited to the scope that does not affect his continued lurking. ”

"That's enough, please give me a piece of paper, and I'll write you the frequency of Mr. Pan's radio. Mr. Pan's plan is ......"

After listening to Lao Mo's words, Zhou Chengbin closed his eyes and thought about it, this plan was too deeply involved in the military command, and it was inevitable that he would be reprimanded and punished by the commander afterwards......

Lao Mo looked at him uneasily. Finally, Zhou Chengbin made a promise: "Lao Zhang, you personally contact Mr. Pan and tell Mr. Pan: The military commander is willing to help." Temporarily put Gong Su and the strongest hidden operation group under the command of Mr. Pan, and contact the insider: ask him to tell Mr. Zhang that the military command will assist him in organizing the rescue and ask him to cooperate. ”

Great, the message can be passed on to Zhang Keqing, and the most difficult problem is solved! Lao Mo was overjoyed, and was about to say a few words of thanks, Zhou Chengbin said again: "In the all-people war of resistance, you and I are friendly troops working side by side, and it is too polite to be divided." After you finish eating noodles, you go to the hospital for treatment. From now on, Deputy Director Zhang Chi of our bureau is in charge of this matter, and you can find him at any time. Lao Zhang sent someone to assist Mr. Mo in his work and took care of his life casually. You also sent someone from the hospital to say: the Shanghai branch bears all the costs. ”

Old Mo thanked him again and again, Zhou Chengbin got up and said, "Mr. Mo, I still have some trivial matters, I am out of company, you can recuperate with peace of mind." When I come back, Mr. Zhang is also out of danger, so let's have a good chat. ”

Zhou Chengbin walked out of the room, and at the door of the office compound, Li Yi and the other three were ready to go. The telegraph operator ran out with an urgent telegram: "Director Zhou, a secret telegram from the bureau headquarters." ”

"During my absence from the base area, Deputy Director Zhang presided over the work, and all the messages were handed over to him for processing."

Zhang Chi ordered the hygienist Xiao Song to accompany Lao Mo to the hospital and personally sent him out. Zhou Chengbin said: "Xiao Song, take good care of Mr. Mo. ”

Xiao Song readily agreed to leave, and Zhang Chi stopped Zhou Chengbin: "Director Zhou, wait for me to translate the message before you leave." ”

Zhou Chengbin ordered Li Yi and the others to wait and went back to the office. Zhang Chi quickly translated the telegram and handed it to Zhou Chengbin: "Boss Dai ordered to carry out various operations in the Songhu area to contain the Japanese puppet army in Songhu and prevent them from mobilizing more troops to reinforce the Burmese battlefield as much as possible. ”

Zhou Chengbin replied: "This is as it should be, you and I are not skilled, so I will hand it over to Feng Gensheng and order Lin Shirong and Gong Suhe to cooperate with him to carry out the operation." Zhang Chi, eventful, the Shanghai branch undertook a very heavy task, and we promised to help Zhang Keqing, and did not dare to slack off. ”

"I understand, don't worry. You led the team to rebel against the deputy Wu of the 79th Regiment, you must take care, the Shanghai Branch will lose its soul without you. ”

Zhou Chengbin smiled and said: "You, you have dealt with Liu Zezhi a lot, and you have learned his eight-sided exquisiteness. I'm leaving. ”

At nine o'clock in the morning of December 1, Wen Guisheng in Ni Xin's office reported: "The day before yesterday, Doctor Peng said that Zhang Keqing's condition was not suitable for conversation at all, and according to your instructions, it was changed to yesterday afternoon, and after talking for two hours, there was no gain, so he didn't talk much. Later, Mao Jun and others also went, but they didn't know the essentials. When such an incident happened to the Telecommunications Department, his subordinates were guilty of negligence and asked the Commissioner to punish him. ”

"If you want to talk about the sin of negligence, the first responsibility lies with me...... Lao Wen, do you still have something to say? Say whatever you want, what else can't you say between you and me? Sit down and say. ”

Wen Guisheng sat down diagonally, plucked up his courage and said, "It's been almost two days, Zhang Keqing, it is estimated that he can be tortured again." Alas, this person, I have never been able to see through, it must be that he is wrong, to do such a thing, but...... After all, we've been together for so many years, Director, can you ...... If he's obsessed, give him a good time......"

Ni Xin looked at Wen Guisheng, his face was cloudy. Wen Guisheng was a little weak and kept silent.

Ni Xin sighed: "Lao Wen, I can't promise you, Zhang Keqing refused to cooperate, and he has not made a single word of confession until now." If it weren't for him, Liu Zezhi wouldn't have had a chance to escape, and Zhou Chengbin wouldn't have slipped away under my nose. He committed such a serious crime, you persuaded him with hard work, but he was obsessed, why do you think I still care about the old feelings? ”

Wen Guisheng said: "I...... Alas, that's it, everyone has their own ambitions. ”

Ni Xin ordered: "Come on, go and prepare, and then try Zhang Keqing in an hour." ”

Liu Weiping replied: "Yes, the technical department and the administrative department are debugging the electric chair, it may take some time, do you think it is necessary to suspend the commissioning or not use the electric chair?" ”

Wen Guisheng couldn't help but shudder. Ni Xin replied: "Then wait a minute, notify me when the debugging is done." ”

This book was first published in Reading Books