A different kind of Lou Chun - "The Pretender" colleague

In the afternoon, the rain gradually subsided, but the gloomy sky did not clear up.

This is an ordinary afternoon at the Minglou Secretariat of the new government office.The ringing of phone calls one after another, and the staff coming and going with folders in their hands made for a serious and busy scene.

Tong Xuehong sat in his seat, looking a little out of sorts.

Originally, it was fine for Minglou to go to the Army Hospital, but he was feeling a bit uncomfortable.But this trip was delayed for such a long time, and when Ah Cheng was not with him when he came back, Tong Xuehong felt a little flustered.

On the one hand, as a fanatical believer in the scientific research achievements of the empire, she firmly believes that there is no trace of what she has done.And after Minglou returned to the office, he behaved as usual without any difference.But on the other hand, her keen sense of smell as a professional agent told her that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell the specifics.Tong Xuehong looked at his watch patiently. In another hour, he could leave work.

"Miss Tong, please come here."

After putting down the phone, Tong Xuehong got up and walked to Minglou's office, taking out a small mirror to adjust his makeup.It seemed that the hunter who had been waiting for a long time had finally found his prey, full of excitement and anxiety.

Knocking on the door and entering the room, Minglou was concentrating on reviewing documents at his desk.Tong Xuehong thoughtfully went forward, poured out the half cup of cold coffee in his hand, and brought a new one.

Minglou closed the document he had just read and put it away, and took out a few documents and forms from another pile of materials and handed them to her: "I need this speech on Shanghai's economic outlook urgently for tomorrow's meeting. Ah Cheng is not here, Secretary Chen is here Busy customs for him. So, Miss Tong, I have to ask you to work overtime tonight. "

"no problem."

Tong Xuehong took the things and looked at them, pretending to be casual and said: "Secretary-General Ming is very busy recently, and he is always missing."

"Well. There are some problems with the tax statistics in this quarterly report, and Ah Cheng is going to check it. It happened that there was a seat on the special train escorting the wounded, so he went."

Minglou responded casually, and buried his head in the pile of documents again.

At this time, Ah Cheng was sitting on the express train bound for Nanjing.

The train was speeding, and the scenery outside the window quickly changed and receded.From time to time, a gust of rain fell on the car window, blurring the scenery in front of me, blurring and then slowly clearing.

Ah Cheng just stared into the distance, with a serious expression, silently reviewing the emergency instructions Minglou gave him a few hours ago in his mind:

"Let's go to the train station."

"what?"

"We ignored an important situation earlier. Cheng, you must rush to Nanjing immediately. Come on, drive."

"What happened?"

"Kumamoto has just confessed that not all the materials stored in the Hangzhou base are not all. There is also the most important part of the bacterial experiment research report, which is stored in safe No. 487 of the Nanjing Central Bank under his Chinese name Xiong Lingjiu. This is handed over by Ishii himself. The essence of the research on germ warfare given to him is ironclad evidence of the inhumane war crimes of the Japanese invaders. Before launching the prairie fire operation, we must steal it and send these materials to foreign journalists through the organization.”

"Ah Cheng, listen carefully: the key and private seal of this safe are in the office of the Central Army Hospital Kumamoto, in the hidden compartment of the bottom drawer on the right hand side of the desk. Get them, open the safe, and take the things directly to Jinling Grand Hotel. Someone has reserved a room for you. Come in and meet our people, hand them your stuff, and your job is done."

"The key to Kumamoto's office and the hotel's connection code are in the envelope. Remember, the central bank closes at [-] pm, and our people will wait for you at the hotel until [-] pm. After today, the next handover with foreign journalists It may take a long time. Therefore, it is urgent. Ah Cheng, I can rest assured only if you go."

"Understood. Guaranteed to complete the task."

"The Liaoyuan plan here, I will prepare everything and wait for you to come back and act."

"Don't worry, I'll be back before dawn tomorrow."

"Ah Cheng, you must be careful. No matter what happens, stay steady and don't act impulsively."

"Got it, big brother."

"Let's go, so we can catch the special train."

"Brother, you drive back by yourself, be careful along the way."

"Since when did your boy become more nagging than eldest sister?"

A palm blow hit the back of his head, and Ah Cheng instinctively shrank his neck and jumped out of the car, waving at him with a naughty smile on his lips.

Looking at it from afar again, the platform of Nanjing Railway Station is already in sight.

In the interception team of Telecommunications Office No. 76, Zhu Huiyin stared at the telegram just transcribed, sweating and her heart beating like a drum.

This is an emergency call sign that has never been activated. The content is: Cobra is being closely monitored by the special high school, and all activities must be suspended and wait in silence.

At the critical moment when the Liaoyuan operation was about to start, such an early warning signal of unknown origin made Zhu Huiyin feel unprecedentedly nervous and flustered.

After quickly burning the translation, she took a deep breath, plugged in the phone and dialed directly into Minglou's office.

"I see."

After a brief silence, the usual calm and gentle voice sounded on the other end of the phone, carrying an inexplicable and reassuring force.

"Then, what should I do?" Zhu Huiyin asked.

"Maintain the original plan."

As always, the firm and peaceful voice, without the slightest wave.

Zhu Huiyin's heart sank, her palms were so wet that she could hardly hold the receiver, but she still stood at attention and replied loudly:

"Yes!"

Nanjing Central Bank.

In the spacious, bright and magnificent hall, the guests have almost left.The old hanging clock hanging directly above the service desk shows the current time as 23:[-] pm.

Ah Cheng wore a crisp dark blue windbreaker, lowered the brim of his hat, and walked in the door with great strides. He walked straight to the safe counter and showed the two female bank staff who were smiling at him like a nympho. He took the key to safe No. 487 in his hand.

Among them, the older female staff pushed the girl next to her, and the girl blushed and cleared her throat, and greeted him a little shyly:

"Sir, please come here and go through the formalities of opening the safe."

After filling out the form, stamping the private seal, and checking all the procedures, the young female staff took out a bunch of keys and took Ah Cheng to the bank vault.

The female staff who stayed in place watched them go upstairs, picked up the phone on the counter and dialed a number.

At 36:[-], Ah Cheng left the Central Bank with a suitcase and went straight to Jinling Hotel.

Looking at his watch, he let out a long breath.

Things were going better than he had imagined.Originally, with the security of the Central Army Hospital he had visited a few days ago, it would take some trouble to sneak into Kumamoto's office.Unexpectedly, when I came back this time, I found that the enemy had removed the gendarmerie guards in the corridor and the door.He easily got into the office and got what he wanted, then drove to the central bank, and took out the documents in the safe within a quarter of an hour.

At this pace, he would have enough time to catch the 07:30 train after finishing his work.You can return to Shanghai before midnight, and you can also bring a salted duck for supper for your eldest brother.

Thinking this way, Ah Cheng parked the car under the steps and walked towards the hotel reception with ease.

The city hall building, which is full of people coming and going, becomes empty and silent like a grave after get off work.

Tong Xuehong was working overtime in the secretariat alone, and her heart was getting more and more agitated. An ominous premonition made her whole body tense up.

Gritting her teeth secretly, she hesitated and reached out to touch the phone, her fingertips were about to touch the receiver, but at this moment the door was pushed open.

"Miss Tong has worked hard overtime, let's have a working dinner together."

Minglou slightly curled his lips to invite her, but his eyes were cold and without warmth.

Tong Xuehong's pupils shrank suddenly, but with a charming smile on his face, he stood up and said leisurely: "It's rare that Chief Ming invites you, and Xuehong is flattered. Shall we leave now?"

Ming Lou nodded, and made a gesture of invitation to her very gentlemanly.

"Okay, I'm really hungry."

Tong Xuehong said as he walked to the hanger, put on his coat and picked up his handbag.When he turned around again, there was a Browning pocket pistol in his hand.

However, Minglou's movements were lighter and faster than hers.At the moment when she turned around and drew her gun, Tong Xuehong didn't even know how he approached him silently. He held his breath and tied his hands.

"Miss Tong still likes to play with such dangerous things." The smile on Minglou's lips did not fade, showing a hint of ridicule and disdain.

Tong Xuehong regained his composure and quickly recovered his calm.She boldly looked directly at Minglou, and said confidently: "As expected of Chief Ming, he is very skillful and hides his secrets. But..."

She deliberately paused for a moment, and slowly spit out each word: "Mr. Ming's previous illness finally improved, but in the past two days, he suddenly became unwell, and his mental and physical strength are not as good as before. Isn't it?"

Minglou gave a cold smile indifferently: "Miss Tong really cares about my body."

"Looks like you already know."

Tong Xuehong raised his eyebrows, and said darkly: "Since that's the case, wise people don't speak secretly. Let's talk about conditions."

Nanjing, Jinling Hotel.

"Mr. Ming, the room you reserved is on the sixth floor, No. 631. Here is the door key, please take it away."

After completing the check-in procedures for Ah Cheng, the waiter at the front desk of the hotel checked the guest book and continued:

"Also, just now a lady called and left a message for you, saying that Boss Chu is in a hurry and will be delayed for a while, and he will not be here until around eight o'clock. Please take a rest, have a good meal, and wait patiently for him .”

As a result, the plan to rush back to Shanghai before midnight was completely ruined.

"Got it, thank you."

Ah Cheng endured his disappointment and turned to leave. The waiter stopped him and recommended: "Our hotel's Chinese and Western restaurants are quite famous in Nanjing, and there are also first-class bars and dance halls. I hope Mr. Ming has time to come and enjoy them. "

Ah Cheng nodded politely, and went to wait for the elevator with his suitcase.The elevator arrived, but he didn't go up, and kept silently watching the movement in the lobby and the front desk.After making sure everything was in order, he turned back.The waiter who just handled the formalities for him was busy helping other guests, so he greeted another reception lady, deposited his suitcase, and then went upstairs and entered the room.

This is a luxury suite.After carefully inspecting the surroundings inside and out, Ah Cheng finally sat down on the sofa with peace of mind, picked up the champagne on the table, poured it for himself, and gulped it down.

He is far from master Ming's wine tasting ability, and he tastes the same after every drink.If the eldest brother sees him drinking champagne like this, he will inevitably have to teach him a few words, right?

Ah Cheng raised his head and took another big sip, only the bottom remained in the exquisite crystal cup.

Cow chews peony.

He seemed to be able to see Minglou in a suit and leather shoes, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, pointing at him with a helpless and doting look solemnly.

He couldn't pretend to be at ease.During this trip, I always felt something was wrong and unsteady.He hates this feeling.

He misses Minglou and returns home like an arrow.But no matter how frustrated and anxious, there is no other way but to wait at this moment.