When I came to the door, I habitually pushed the door first, then took out the key to open the door. When I inserted the key into the keyhole, I found that the door was locked from the inside.
Qi Yue reached out and knocked on the door.
After a while, Jiang Bin yawned and opened the door: "I thought you wouldn't come back..."
Jiang Bin's bed was very messy, and the quilt was half lifted.
Qi Yue asked: "Asleep?"
"Um."
Jiang Bin got back into bed again.
"I said the door opened so slowly..."
After entering the room, Qi Yue glanced at the empty cigarette box on the table, took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw it to Jiang Bin: "The cigarettes are gone, why don't you buy them?"
Jiang Bin lit a cigarette, took a long puff, and then said: "It's too cold outside, I'm too lazy to move."
"You are not stupid. If you go out now, you will freeze to death."
Qi Yue hung up his coat and hat.
Jiang Bin asked: "Where have you been all day?"
Qi Yue sighed: "Let's investigate the case. Running from the south to the north is exhausting!"
As soon as the door opened, a sleepy head poked in. He was the watchman in the police dormitory. The only phone in the police dormitory was placed in the watch room.
"Is Jiang Bin back?"
the attendant asked.
Jiang Bin raised his hand: "Here it is."
"I have a call for you!"
The clerk on duty left first, wrapped in a cotton coat.
Jiang Bin said: "You are still on duty with this look in your eyes. You can't even see such a big person."
Qi Yue smiled and said, "It means he doesn't care about you."
Jiang Bin was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "You can do it, one sentence can mean several things."
He put on his cotton coat and went to the duty room to answer the phone.
As soon as the door closed, the smile on Qi Yue's face disappeared - Jiang Bin said he had just fallen asleep to explain the slow opening of the door.
But Qi Yue noticed that Jiang Bin's eyes were clear and bright, but it didn't look like he had just woken up.
Is he lying?
The question is, why did he lie?
Qi Yue looked around, and his eyes fell on the radio. He walked over, thought for a moment, and put his hand on the radio casing.
It feels warm to the touch.
This means the radio was turned off not long ago!
A picture emerged in Qi Yue's mind: Jiang Bin was listening to the radio. When he heard the sound of the key opening the door, he immediately turned off the radio and deliberately made the bed messy, pretending to have just woken up.
There are generally only two possibilities for listening to the radio for fear of being discovered. One is to listen to the enemy's radio, which is expressly prohibited in Manchukuo.
The second is to receive short-wave digital codes - spies usually use this method to communicate with their superiors.
If it's the former, it doesn't matter. At best, it's a violation of communications regulations.
If it's the latter...
There were rapid footsteps in the corridor.
After a while, Jiang Bin pushed open the door and entered.
Qi Yue is changing into pajamas.
"You are becoming more and more particular now. You have to change your clothes when you sleep."
Jiang Bin's tone was teasing.
Qi Yue said: "You call this being particular? Isn't it the same as shirts and underpants?"
"That's not right, you are so advanced."
"It's just a habit. What kind of high-level and low-level... are you still going out so late?"
"Meet a secret agent and he'll be back in a minute."
"Wear more clothes, it's cold outside."
"Know."
Jiang Bin changed his clothes, opened the door and walked out.
…
One hour later.
Jiang Bin is back.
"Qi Yue, get up!"
"what?"
"It's a long night and I can't sleep anyway. Let's have a drink."
Qi Yue sat up with his clothes on.
Jiang Bin put the food and wine he bought on the table.
Roast chicken, dried tofu, spiced peanuts, and a bottle of Momoyama liquor.
"Let's have a drink tonight. I'll treat you to a restaurant for a big dinner another day!"
Jiang Bin brought two cups and filled them one by one.
Qi Yue pulled up his chair and sat down, looked at the label on the wine bottle for a while, and read the slogan on it: "A century-old heritage, royal tribute wine..."
"Thanks to our emperor's grace, we common people can also drink tribute wine. This glass is a tribute to the emperor!"
Jiang Bin raised his wine glass with a smile.
Qi Yue said: "Behaving frivolously and without respect. In the past, you were guilty."
"Our emperor is magnanimous. It's okay."
"You should be more restrained outside. Nowadays, everyone is there..."
"I know, come on, come on, have a drink!"
The two drank a round of wine.
Jiang Bin said: "Have you heard?"
"What did you hear?"
"Chen Zhongmian is dead."
"Dead?"
"The military commander sent someone to do it."
"When did this happen?"
"This morning, it was in front of Guixi Steamed Bun Shop on Xinmin Street."
"Aren't there any guards around Chen Zhongmian?"
"Forget it, Captain Liu fell into the military commander's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and the guards have gone to do other things."
"Oh, that's it..."
"You said that in such a big Binjiang, only people within the Secret Service Department knew that Chen Zhongmian was on Xinmin Street. How did the military commander know?"
"Have you ever heard of a saying?"
"Which sentence?"
"It's hard to guard against domestic thieves."
"You mean, there's a traitor in the Secret Service?"
"Don't take it seriously, I was just guessing."
"I didn't take it seriously."
“…”
"Because it's impossible!"
"Why isn't it possible?"
"Before the incident happened, few people knew about it. I only just found out about it."
"You just know that too?"
"No."
"oh……"
"According to Section Chief Gao's vision, this Chen Zhongmian was going to be put to great use, but as it turned out, it was less than two months after the full time was reached. What a shame."
Jiang Bin and Qi Yue clinked their glasses.
The two of them chatted and unknowingly drank almost half of a bottle of wine.
Jiang Bin said seemingly casually: "How is the investigation going on the case in Apartment No. 7?"
Qi Yue sighed: "No progress."
"I heard that the Criminal Division has an internal reward. No matter who it is, as long as they find the civet cat, they will be promoted to a higher rank and the bonus will be doubled. Is this true?"
"Did the Secret Service Department place a spy in the Criminal Department? How do you know everything?"
Jiang Bin smiled and said: "You still need a spy for this kind of thing?"
Qi Yue put down his wine glass and leaned back: "I'm dizzy, so I won't drink anymore."
Jiang Bin said: "For the sake of brotherhood, I will help you."
"How can you help me?"
"How can I help you? Help you investigate the case."
"Come on, what you did was not as good as mine..."
Qi Yue pretended to be dismissive.
Jiang Bin said: "I am not as good as you these days, but I have people under my command. You are fighting alone. What do you rely on to investigate the case? You rely on intelligence!"
"Okay, you can help me check it out. If you find the civet cat, I'll treat you to a feast in Madiel!"
"Eating is a small matter, but getting you promoted is a big deal!"
"Good brother!"
"This matter is only known to you and me, please don't tell anyone!"
"Why?"
"It's silly. I am a member of the Secret Service Department. I don't do business and work for outsiders. If word gets out, do I still want to work in the Secret Service Department?"
Jiang Bin had an "I'm doing this for your own good" expression.
Jiang Bin must have an unknown secret, and this secret must be related to the civet cat!