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"What did this person do?" Lin Nansheng leaned against the interrogation table, folded his arms around his chest, and asked with no expression on his face.

Hu Daoyi from the interrogation department bent over and smiled, "Stationmaster Lin, you know that the pressure from the higher-ups has been a lot lately, so the stationmaster has been keeping a close eye on it lately. No, recently we found out that I found one of their suspected contact points, and the brothers squatted there for several days, and this person appeared there today, and he acted suspiciously, so we arrested him."

"Ma Buyang," Lin Nansheng continued to ask while flipping through the documents that Hu Daoyi handed over, "So, have you found out his identity?"

"I've found out that this person is indeed either a gangster or a member of the Green Gang. Today he is going to collect protection fees from some vendors nearby."

Ma Buyang, who was tied to the interrogation chair, listened to the conversation between Lin Nansheng and Hu Daoyi, raised his head and roared wildly: "Since it is found out that I am not a gangster, why don't you let me go? Do you know who is behind me? Third master! He has something to do with Deputy Commander Chen of the gendarmerie!"

Lin Nansheng threw back the materials in his hands, stood up straight, put his hands in his pockets, raised one eyebrow, and at the same time tilted his head to one side and nodded slightly, the tip of his tongue scraped the cheek of the right back molar, Then he showed an incomprehensible smile, "Third Master? Commander Chen? Huh~" First he said something inaudible, and then without warning, Lin Nansheng picked up the hammer at the side, walked quickly to Ma Buyang and gave it to Ma Buyang. After touching his stomach, Ma Buyang's face suddenly turned pale.

"Do you know what this is?" Lin Nansheng said in a brisk tone as if joking, "We generally like to use this to drive nails into criminals' fingernails one by one." , Lin Nansheng pursed his lips, smiled kindly, and continued: "I'm not very happy with what you said just now, but I'm very reasonable, and I can let you choose which hand to start with."

Ma Buyang's lips were white, his voice was trembling, his tone was not as domineering as before, but he still threatened: "Aren't you afraid that the third master will sue Deputy Commander Chen?"

Lin Nansheng sneered, "I just read the information that you recently charged protection money and killed several street vendors. Do you know about the civil war between the KMT and the Communist Party? Chairman Jiang said to improve public relations. Do you think Deputy Commander Chen will do it for you? Are you going to touch Chairman Chiang's bad luck?"

Finally, Ma Buyang panicked, and said eagerly, "I just collect protection money, I'm not a gangster, please let me go!"

"Yeah!" Lin Nansheng nodded and echoed, "We only catch the police in Shanghai station, we really don't care about other things."

Hearing this, Ma Buyang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Towel." Lin Nansheng stretched out his hand, and Hu Daoyi immediately took the hammer and handed the clean towel to Lin Nansheng.

Lin Nansheng wiped his hands, "However, I'm not quite sure whether you are a gangster or not, so I'm going to wrong you." After speaking, he covered Ma Buyang's mouth with a towel. (Real name envy, is it the towel that Gatlin wiped his hands?)

"Knock off his fingernails one by one! Then throw it back to the Green Gang."

"Yes, Station Master Lin, please go slowly." Hu Daoyi waited for Lin Nansheng to walk away before he straightened up, turned his head and said to the trembling Ma Buyang, "It's bad luck for you to offend this master, and it just so happens that he You've been in a bad mood recently, so you just have to bear it." Then Hu Daoyi picked up an iron nail and beat Ma Buyang's hand hard.

Lin Nansheng was in a bad mood, which was naturally due to a certain university teacher.People like Lin Nansheng, in terms of relationships, either spend their entire lives with abstinence, but once they decide on someone, they will admit to death.But after that night, Xu Liwen was still lukewarm.When they meet at get off work, they still say "Well, good morning, thank you..." Xu Liwen's quiet lake is like a swamp hidden under the lake, no matter what Lin Nansheng throws is pebbles. It's still a bomb, and it's silent when you enter it, and you can hardly see the splash.Lin Nansheng began to wonder if that kiss was just a erotic dream he had.

Unlike Xiafei Road, which is brightly lit at night, Huaihai Road is lively at dusk.

At this time, it was just in time for the adults to go off work and the children to leave school.On both sides of the street, you can see many small stalls, some selling vegetables, some selling snacks, some selling gadgets... You can also hear many voices, there are voices of housewives and vegetable sellers bargaining, and three The laughter of five children going home together, the vibrating sound of bicycles riding on uneven bluestone slabs, and the ringing of bicycle bells to remind passers-by in front... The setting sun goes from the street to the end of the street. In the afterglow of the setting sun, you seem to be able to The traces of time can be seen in the warm yellow light.

On Huaihai Road, you can hardly see blond foreigners, or rich people in fine clothes.Black tiles and white walls, in the long streets and alleys, people come and go, and all they see are long gowns and short jackets, coarse linen clothes.That's why Lin Nansheng in military uniform and Lan Xinjie in a cheongsam made of high-quality fabrics stood out especially eye-catching when they stood together.Lin Nansheng was fine, the people in Huaihai Alley were already familiar with her, but they had never met Lan Xinjie.From time to time, someone walked past them, and they would take a look quietly, guessing what the relationship between the two was.

"I'm getting married next month, with an officer I met at Paramount."

Lin Nansheng nodded, "It's good to settle down and live. Is he treating you well?"

The light in Lan Xinjie's eyes dimmed, "He is willing to marry me with my identity, so he is very good to me, but I don't have any feelings for him."

"Why do you want to get married if you don't have feelings?"

"Lin Nansheng," Lan Xinjie smiled bitterly, "People who love each other can get married, and people who don't have feelings can also get married, and people like me, my heart is already old, love and life, I always want to A compromise."

Lin Nansheng didn't really understand what Lan Xinjie said, but he chose to respect her thoughts.

"After getting married, I will go to another city with him. I may not be able to see him in the future. Thinking that we have shared weal and woe, can you give me a hug before parting?"

The moment Lin Nansheng nodded, Lan Xinjie wrapped her arms around his waist, and gently leaned her face on his shoulder. Just a few seconds, it was enough for her to recall it in her lifetime.

After embracing, Lan Xinjie turned and left, and walked past Xu Liwen who had never been standing there at the entrance of the alley.

Of course, this time and this place can't be a coincidence, the stage has already been set up, Lin Nansheng deliberately wanted to perform this show for Xu Liwen.Why is he indifferent when he is hot-headed alone.He had this idea ever since Lan Xinjie called to ask him to meet. Although he felt guilty for secretly using Lan Xinjie, he still wanted to do it.

It was the same scene as that morning, only the time was different, and the positions of the two were different.

Lin Nansheng looked at Xu Liwen.Xu Liwen walked towards Lin Nansheng, taking every step seriously, he walked very fast, but his steps were very light, as if the ground under his feet was not a road, but a cloud.

There are still ripples at the touch of a dragonfly, not to mention that Lin Nansheng is passing through with a strong wind.But Xu Liwen's eyes remained the same as usual.

"Teacher Xu"

"Mr. Lin"

The two passed by without saying a word.

Lin Nansheng's heart suddenly turned cold, it should be said that it was even colder than before, but he suddenly felt nothing interesting.

When it comes to emotional matters, he thinks very simply. If one person's heart pleases another, seeing him being intimate with others, he will definitely not have such a calm look in his eyes.

When an actor is emotionally moved by singing, he is most afraid that the audience will feel like a passerby.

Afterwards, the relationship between the two finally broke the deadlock, but instead of taking a step forward, Lin Nansheng took a step back.

He would rather be really indifferent than fake politeness.

Since that day, the two of them didn't even say hello when they met, and Lin Nansheng even avoided meeting their eyes.His character is so ruthless, including to himself.If you decide to give up, you have to break it cleanly, even if it hurts your muscles and bones.

Life is still going on as usual, people will not put the real pain into the daytime, it is always in the dead of night when people are quiet, and they hear their hearts dripping blood.

⑤

When the lights came on, a phone ringing broke the silence of the room.Lin Nansheng suddenly sat up from the bed.

The phone rang five times before hanging up, which was the distress signal he had agreed with the fisherman.Indicates that nearby comrades are in danger.

Lin Nansheng quickly changed into his regular clothes, took out a handful of gunpowder from the closet and hid it in his waist, then went out.

The closest contact point to Lin Nansheng is a tailor shop near the end of Huaihai Road. This contact point is not on the same line as him. It is a mission. Due to lack of manpower, the organization arranged for comrades from two lines to cooperate to complete the task. Only then did he realize that this point of contact.

"Who would have thought that Wang Shi'an would find us because of the fabric we used for communication"

"This kind of fabric is no longer sold in the store, but we still use it to convey news. We can only say that we are careless." Peng Daisen said solemnly.

"Wang Shi'an's men have already surrounded this place. The reason why they didn't arrest people immediately must be to catch them alive. There is still a little time now. You retreat, and I will stay." Sun Fu'an made an action plan.

"No..." "Okay! There is no time. We have been prepared to sacrifice since we joined the organization. Those who survive have a greater responsibility! This is also the last order I give you!" Sun Fu'an called Cut off Peng Daisen and said firmly.

"Yes!" Peng Daisen saluted Sun Fu'an for the last time with tears in his eyes.

Lin Nansheng ran to an alley not far from the tailor's shop to hide himself, and carefully leaned out to look in the direction of the tailor's shop.I vaguely saw a figure running in my direction, and the people from Shanghai Station were chasing after me.

Peng Daisen ran forward clutching his arm that was scratched by the bullet. Suddenly, someone pulled him into the alley.

"We have met before. I was sent to rescue you. The time is urgent. I have no time to say anything else. I will distract those people's attention in a while. You can go to No. 46 Huaihai Road, and another rescue comrade will meet you there." " Lin Nansheng finished quickly after Peng Daisen saw his face clearly, and then ran in another direction, only to hear a gunshot, all the arrested people went to Lin Nansheng's position.

From time to time, there were gunshots and dogs barking in the silent night sky.Some rooms, which were still lit, went dark shortly after the shots were fired.

Lin Nansheng ran and shot behind him, trying to keep the distance from the enemy as far as possible, but if he couldn't get rid of the enemy completely, it would only be a matter of time before he was caught when the bullets ran out.

Taking advantage of the terrain of the alley, Lin Nansheng twisted and turned, trying to get rid of the enemy, but the enemy behind him was biting too hard. In desperation, he took advantage of the blind spot around the corner to sneak into an open door.

"Sir..." Lin Nansheng quickly blew out the candles on the table after closing the door, covered the woman's mouth with her hands to prevent her from making any further noises, and then whispered in her ear, "I didn't come here to find a place. I'll leave after a while." After speaking, Lin Nansheng didn't let go of his hand covering the woman's mouth.He didn't let go of his hand until the sound of chaotic footsteps passed the door, and put his index finger on his lips to signal the woman to keep silent, then walked to the door and opened a crack to have a look.

After confirming that there was no danger, Lin Nansheng turned around and said to the woman, "Miss, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to break in, it was really a forced reason."

The woman replied in a very soft voice: "I understand, if it's not convenient for you to go out, it's okay to stay here."

Lin Nansheng took out a bank note from his bag. It was too dark in the room, so he couldn't see anything, so he could only grope and put the money on the table, "No, it's fine. You keep the money, I don't have it I mean to belittle you, I simply want to thank you."

This was probably the first time a woman got so much money without doing anything. She was silent for a while before saying, "You guys are doing the right thing, and you should help. It stands to reason that I can't accept this money, but I... ...I need money." The woman lowered her head, and her voice became smaller and smaller, until the last sentence was almost inaudible.

Lin Nansheng pursed his lips, and replied seriously: "I came in and put you in danger for no reason, but you didn't expose me. I made a mistake first, and I should have apologized to you. You don't think my apology is too light That's fine, there's no reason for you to apologize to me."

The woman didn't speak any more, she just stretched out her hand to collect the bank notes on the table, Lin Nansheng smiled, said thank you again, and left.

⑥

Lin Nansheng did not expect to see Xu Liwen at the door. To be precise, he saw Xu Liwen standing at the door with the door open.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Nansheng asked Xu Liwen standing at the stairs.

"I'm waiting for you." Xu Liwen replied.

Subconsciously, Lin Nansheng wanted to ask me what to do, but seeing that the lights in Xu Liwen's room were not turned on, he asked instead, "Is the power outage again?"

"no"

"Then why don't you turn on the light?"

"Because you said that if the power goes out again, you can find you on the opposite side, but Lin Nansheng, I'm here, why aren't you here?"

The lake has no ripples, because it is covered with ice.Melting glaciers, since the Melaleuca.

Have you ever seen a wolf and a cat fight?One move hits the vital point, and the other is nimble, but no matter how agile the cat's movements are, it will eventually be cornered by wolves and eaten alive. This is a natural disparity in attributes and strength.

Since then, the snow lotus is not in Tianshan, he fell on the branch of plum blossom.

The next morning, when Xu Liwen woke up, it was almost noon. Lin Nansheng didn't know when he left, so he just left a note on the table: I bought porridge, and you can drink it after waking up. I asked for leave for you, you should take a good rest today, Lin Nansheng stays.

Xu Liwen looked at the words on the note with a strange expression on his face.He doesn't seem to be used to laughing, so the upward arc of the corner of his mouth is very stiff.Then the smile only lasted for a few seconds and then quickly faded away.

His hands dawdled back and forth on the note, and there was a lot of sadness in his eyes.Xu Liwen took out a piece of paper from the drawer. It was a telegram that Lin Nansheng had sent him a long time ago. It was a telegram requesting to meet him.At that time, Xu Liwen and Lin Nansheng had only partnered for a short time, so he temporarily refused for the sake of their safety.Because before partnering with Lin Nansheng, he was betrayed by his original partner and almost died... This made him dare not trust anyone easily.

"What a pity, Comrade Postman, I wish I could have met you sooner." Xu Liwen muttered to himself while looking at the telegram.

The entire Shanghai station was panicked because of Wang Shian's furious rage.

Although a gunman was killed in yesterday's arrest operation, no valuable information was obtained, and one person was lost.

On Wang Shi'an's side, one hand rested on his forehead, his brows were furrowed, and his face was very ugly.

The civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party has now entered a white-hot stage, but the Kuomintang army is now losing more than it wins. A very important reason is that the Communist intelligence elements are very rampant, and Chairman Jiang has just issued an order for accountability.At this juncture, the mission failed again yesterday, and if he could not make up for it with greater credit, Wang Shian could already imagine what he would face.

Thinking of this, Wang Shi'an raised his head and asked Liao Yong: "Didn't we obtain the deployment of troops in the central region from that defected insider before?"

Liao Yong nodded, but immediately said with embarrassment: "Yes, at that time, he also said that the level of information was very high. Originally, he had no access to it. It took him a lot of effort to secretly get half of it. But if If it’s not complete, this information is of no use?”

"I already know who has the complete information, and I can almost do it now." Wang Shi'an raised his head slightly, with a smug smile on his face.

⑦

It has been three days since Lin Nansheng woke up.Three days ago, the fisherman suddenly activated the highest level of communication and gave him the order to evacuate.Lin Nansheng left very hastily, and didn't even have time to say goodbye to Xu Liwen.

When Lin Nansheng evacuated, the intercepted person was hit in the lungs. Although he woke up, he could only lie on the hospital bed now.

The day after Lin Nansheng evacuated, the fisherman was arrested.

Wang Shian struck quickly and accurately, obviously well prepared, but the fisherman has been lurking in Shanghai for a long time, and he is also a very good intelligence officer, how did Wang Shian dig him out?What is the situation with the fisherman now?Has the organization arranged for other comrades to rescue?

Lin Nansheng looked at the ceiling solemnly. It was raining at this time, and the scenery outside the window became blurred.Lin Nansheng had a lot of confusion and worries in his heart, but he couldn't understand the specific situation in Shanghai right now. All he could do was to heal his wounds quietly.

This is the fifth night that Xu Liwen was arrested in Shanghai Railway Station.In just five days, except for his still indifferent eyes, Xu Liwen couldn't see his original appearance at all.

Xu Liwen's face was already thin, but his cheeks were terribly swollen.His lips are purple and closed tightly. If you open them, you can see that several of his teeth have been pulled out abruptly, and the flesh inside has begun to fester due to inflammation. He was already emaciated, but now he is wearing a wide long gown. It's like hanging on a bamboo pole.There were signs of being whipped all over his body. In some places, new wounds were added because old wounds had not healed. The wounds were so deep that the bones could almost be seen.The most frightening thing was his hands, which were almost unreadable. His fingers were completely deformed, and all ten fingernails were gone. Simply knocking off his nails.And his legs, one of which was twisted into a strange shape, made it almost impossible to keep standing.

Except for Xu Liwen himself, no one can imagine what kind of torture he suffered and how he survived.

At this time, the moonlight passed through the clouds, shone in through the small window, and scattered on the ground, becoming the only faint light in the dark cell.Xu Liwen thought of that night when the power went out, and thought of Lin Nansheng.That night, it was pitch black all around, and Lin Nansheng's eyes were like the moonlight, the only hope that illuminated him when he was plunged into the fear of darkness.

He lost his parents at the age of eight, joined the Communist Party at the age of 19, his life was hanging by a thread because of his partner's betrayal at the age of 25, and began to plan his own death at the age of 30... Many things made Xu Liwen slowly become a cold person, His eyes were indifferent, he didn't smile, and even his soul was lifeless.His heart was like a bottomless sea, shrouded in boundless darkness.Until Lin Nansheng shone into his sea like a ray of light...

There are no stars in the vast night sky, and tomorrow will be a fine day.

"Xu Liwen, let me ask you one last time, where is Lin Nansheng?" Wang Shi'an's eyes were bloodshot, and his tone of voice was like the deep roar of a beast.

Wang Shi'an failed to get any useful information from Xu Liwen, and the battle in the central region was completely defeated thanks to him.The person who brought him back to Chongqing is already on his way, he must, he must atone for his crimes!Now Wang Shi'an is on the verge of collapse, hysterical like a wild beast out of control.

"Waterboarding! Give me waterboarding!" Wang Shi'an kept repeating with his eyes wide open.

"Station Master, in his current state, water torture will probably be..." Hu Daoyi said hesitantly.

Wang Shi'an started to roar, "Did you hear that I made you go to the water torture?"

"Yes, yes," Hu Daoyi nodded, not daring to say anything more.

The white cloth covered Xu Liwen's bloody face, and his eyes fell into darkness.But Xu Liwen no longer feels fear, because he has found the light.

"The soul sinks into silence, and no one wakes it up."

The night in the hospital was eerily quiet. Lin Nansheng was lying on the hospital bed, clutching in his hand the telegram from Shanghai that his comrade brought today.

At this moment, Lin Nansheng raised his head and looked at the ceiling with empty eyes. His face was ashen, and tears kept flowing from his eyes and dripping on the pillow cover. His mouth was opened wide, making a whistle-like sound.After a long time, he slowly closed his mouth, crying and laughing, and slowly covered his head with the quilt...

Where are you going?His home is at the bottom of the sea.

end

In July 1949, it had been a while since the liberation of Shanghai.

Huaihai Road, Huaihai Hutong, and the sycamore trees at the corners are still the same.It's just that the people in the alley come and go, and the original old residents are getting less and less.The remaining old residents like to talk about the past when they get together with the newcomers in their spare time.Especially those two people who live at the end of the alley are still often mentioned, as if they have always been there, as if they have never left.

The human world is short-lived, and it disappears when you wake up from a dream; the world is not always like smoke.