No. 22 Xue Huali Road, Central Patrol Room, Medical Room, French Concession.
Medical officer Lao Huang lit a cigarette and used a firewood stick to light the fire in the coal stove.
The sparks from the cigarette flickered with his every breath.
The incandescent lamp overhead glowed.
He knows Cheng Qianfan.
Comrade Huo Miao left in a hurry. If there was anything he wanted to say to him, it would be during that contact between the two.
Lao Huang thought carefully and after much deliberation, he had to accept a result:
Among the two simple conversations between the two, one sentence caught his attention.
"Don't let me come back from Tianjin, you'll drink yourself to death", the key point of this sentence is "come back from Tianjin".
Comrade Huo Miao was hinting that he would come back, or that he could come back.
Not to mention the reason why Comrade "Huo Miao" suddenly went out on business this time, and whether there were any enemy secrets mixed in, I just said this sentence, "Comrade Huo Miao" was "reporting safety."
Or to put it more appropriately, what Comrade Huo Miao means is that his identity has not been discovered by the enemy. As long as it is not such an extreme situation, aside from other things, it is safe for a lurker.
Thinking of this, Lao Huang felt a little relieved.
In addition, the man who looked like a doctor next to Cheng Qianfan was obviously weird. He looked more like someone who was monitoring Comrade Huo Miao.
So, Comrade Huo Miao hinted that he was safe for the time being and could come back. On this basis, he was accompanied and monitored closely by someone.
What does this mean?
This shows that Comrade Huo Miao was assigned to perform some extremely secretive mission. This kind of surveillance was not due to suspicion, but more out of the need for confidentiality in principle.
Lao Huang smoked sullenly, and based on his only words, expressions, and his understanding of his revolutionary comrades, he came to his own analysis and conclusion.
However, his intuition told Lao Huang that Comrade Huo Miao should have something else to say to him.
Or to put it further, something has been said to him, but he has not 'found' those words yet.
So, where does Comrade Huo Miao hide what he wants to say?
…
Old Huang's eyes were fixed on the wine bottle on the table.
This was what he had 'snatched' from Comrade Huo Miao before he left.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the key to solving the problem lay in this wine bottle.
Comrade "Huo Miao" would not come to snatch his bottle "for no reason".
Although on the surface, it seemed normal for 'Mr.
However, Lao Huang knew that in that situation, the only situation where contact could be made without attracting attention, any words and actions of Comrade Huo Miao needed to be considered and interpreted over and over again.
Old Huang turned the fire to himself again and lit a cigarette.
Amidst the flickering sparks of the cigarette, his dim eyes stared at the wine bottle, thinking over and over again in his mind.
"I have official duties, so I can't help myself."
Comrade Huo Miao said this, and then grabbed the wine bottle in his hand.
Then Comrade Huo Miao glanced at the wine bottle and cursed, "You old guy, let's not mention that you drank while at work again. Just say that you should drink some of this wine before I come back from Tianjin. You
Let’s drink ourselves to death.”
Still the same sentence!
Lao Huang rubbed his chin, frowning and thinking.
Comrade Huo Miao took a look at the bottle after grabbing it.
Very natural action.
Nothing seems unusual.
but--
Lao Huang's eyes lit up. Comrade Huo Miao's next words were, 'You old guy, let's not mention that you drank while at work again. Let's just say that you should drink less of this wine before I come back from Tianjin.
Drunk to death.'
At this moment, he noticed the word "just talk about this wine" in Comrade Huo Miao's words!
Just talk about this wine!
This wine——
What happened to the wine?
This wine is the Fenjiu wine that Lao Huang has been drinking during this period. He did a favor to a friend and was given as a return gift by his friend.
This wine——
Delicious flavor!
There is nothing wrong with the wine itself.
So, it’s just wine bottles?
What's wrong with the wine bottle?
Lao Huang picked up the wine bottle and looked left and right under the incandescent lamp.
Suddenly, he noticed something strange on the label on the wine bottle:
There are nail marks!
To be precise, my fingernail scratched hard somewhere on the label and it broke.
There was no trace of this before.
Lao Huang confirmed this.
…
As an ace agent of the Special Branch Red Team, he was also an excellent intelligence agent. He paid special attention to the affairs around him. As for this wine bottle, he drank from it and rubbed the bottle with his palms. If the bottle
There was such a mark of picking on his body, it was impossible for him not to be impressed.
Then, the only explanation is that this mark was made by Comrade Huo Miao.
Lao Huang could already imagine in his mind what Comrade Huo Miao was actually doing when he did this:
Comrade "Huo Miao" snatched the wine bottle from his hand.
He glanced at the wine bottle.
This glance is very important. Comrade Huo Miao is confirming whether this bottle of wine is the brand he has.
Confirmed.
Then he held the wine bottle in his hand and while he was saying those words, his nails left marks somewhere on the bottle.
The whole action was done in one go, very natural. At the same time, he quickly took back the bottle. Not to mention the suspicious doctor next to Comrade Huo Miao, even Lao Huang didn't realize anything was wrong at the time.
wrong!
Lao Huang realized that he had not thought thoroughly enough. To be precise, when Comrade Huo Miao looked at the bottle, he was not only confirming the bottle of wine, but also confirming the position of the label on the bottle.
Lao Huang's expression was serious. He stared at the label on the bottle that Comrade Huo Miao had dug out with his nails:
This is Fenjiu produced by Huafengyu Winery, and this address is the address of Huafengyu Winery.
No. 3, Jiulong Bridge, Tongjimenwai!
Is there anything wrong with this address?
Lao Huang thought hard.
Finally, something moved in his mind.
Where is No. 3, Jiulong Bridge outside Tongjimen?
In Nanjing!
Huafengyu Fenjiu is Fenjiu produced in Nanjing!
Comrade ‘Huo Miao’ is hinting——
Nanjing?
Why hint at Nanjing?
He suddenly thought that in the letter notification from the patrol room, Deputy Chief Inspector Cheng was on a business trip to the French Concession in Tianjin.
Before that, he was still wondering, what happened in Tianjin that it was necessary to send people over from Shanghai, and in such a hurry?
This is very strange.
Considering that Comrade Huo Miao was most likely sent by the enemy to perform a secret mission, the question now arises, did Comrade Huo Miao really go to Tianjin?
Intelligence work has always paid attention to confidentiality, and at the same time, it is also true and false, and there are many cases of overt plank roads being built and covert secrets.
So, now this 'Nanjing'...
Are you implying that you are actually going to Nanjing, not Tianjin?
Lao Huang fell into deep thought.
…
"Madam, Brother Hao is back."
Seeing Li Hao driving back, Datou shouted happily.
"Sister-in-law is looking for me?" Li Hao got out of the car and asked immediately after hearing this.
"My wife asked Brother Hao before dinner why you didn't come back for dinner," Datou said.
He looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Brother Hao, I said you might work overtime in the patrol room, but my wife doesn't seem very happy."
"I know."
Li Hao patted Datou on the shoulder. He straightened his clothes and entered the living room, "Sister-in-law, I'm back."
"Xiaobao, take Xiaozhizhi to play." Bai Ruolan handed Xiaozhizhi in her arms to Xiaobao.
Xiaobao took his nephew steadily, made a face at Brother Haozi, hugged Xiaozhizhi and walked away.
"Lizi, go make a pot of tea."
"Yes, ma'am."
Li Hao noticed that his sister-in-law had sent away all the "miscellaneous people".
"Brother Fan, don't you have anything to say before you leave?" Bai Ruolan straightened her face and asked crisply.
"Yes, sister-in-law." Li Hao said quickly.
"Since you have something to bring, if you don't go home quickly, where are you going to drink cat urine?" Bai Ruolan frowned and scolded her brother-in-law, "Brother Hao, do you think drinking is too big?"
"It's Haozi's fault." Li Hao's expression changed and he quickly apologized sincerely, "Sister-in-law, please calm down. Because I had to discuss some official matters with my colleagues, I missed going home."
"I think before Qianfan leaves, I will definitely entrust you with everything in my family." Bai Ruolan sighed slightly, "Sister-in-law, I am a womanly person, so there are some things I shouldn't say, but there is nothing I can't say to my biological brother."
She looked at Li Hao and reprimanded, "Stop feeding those horses urine in the future. Your Brother Fan is not at home for the time being, so I will take care of you."
"Yes, that's what my sister-in-law taught me." Li Hao said quickly.
He suddenly realized that he had committed something that seemed trivial but was actually very poorly done upon closer inspection:
He shouldn't be rushing to discuss things with Haozi and Taozi after get off work, but should go home directly.
According to normal logic, what is more important at this time than to quickly return to Cheng Mansion to report Brother Fan’s situation to my sister-in-law and arrange for the security of Cheng Mansion?
Brother Fan's business trip to Tianjin was so sudden that he caught them all off guard. At that time, he was only thinking about discussing things with Hao Zai, Tao Zi and others, but he did not notice that he had made such a mistake.
He looked at his sister-in-law and suddenly had a hint of enlightenment in his heart.
Then more shock!
Is it okay for my sister-in-law to reprimand him?
Of course, his sister-in-law is like a real sister. He is willing to be punished, let alone scolding or beating him.
However, at this moment, Haozi had a feeling that his sister-in-law's scolding him seemed not just because of his 'grasping and ruining things', but to... to remind him what he did wrong!
Yes, it was wrong that he did not go home in time to report Brother Fan's situation to his sister-in-law.
This is wrong, and neither is right!
The meaning is different.
Li Hao glanced at his sister-in-law and intuitively told him that her sister-in-law was hinting and reminding him, but he had no evidence.
…
"What did Qianfan say?" Seeing Haozi's sincere apology, Bai Ruolan nodded with satisfaction, turned to the topic and asked casually.
"Brother Fan said that during the period when he is not at home, my sister-in-law will make all the decisions at home." Li Hao was moved in his heart and said, "If you are undecided about something, let me ask my sister-in-law for advice."
"What are you undecided about?" Bai Ruolan glanced at Li Hao, her eyes scrutinizing. Suddenly, she chuckled, "Haozi, tell your sister-in-law honestly, do you have a sweetheart?"
"Sister-in-law——" Li Hao was shocked, and then he was embarrassed. He didn't know why his sister-in-law suddenly mentioned this, but she just said what was on his mind, and he couldn't help but blush.
"Hey, it looks like something is really going on. Tell me, which girl is it from? I will be your matchmaker." Bai Ruolan said in surprise, as if she didn't expect to hit the jujube with a random shot, her eyebrows were filled with joy, and she asked
.
"Sister-in-law, there's nothing wrong with you." Li Hao blushed.
"You're still shy." Bai Ruolan pursed her lips and smiled when she saw Li Zi coming over with a teapot. She couldn't help but nodded, "It turns out someone else is here. I'm sorry to say it."
Saying that, Bai Ruolan stood up with a smile, "Lizi, bring the tea to the study. Your brother Haozi and I have something big to discuss. He's embarrassed to be here."
"Yes, ma'am." Li Zi couldn't hold back and smiled.
…
Upstairs, study.
"Okay, Lizi, you can go out." Bai Ruolan waved her hand, and then motioned for Li Hao to sit down and drink tea, "Don't be restrained, tell your sister-in-law, which girl do you like?"
Li Zi covered her mouth and left with a smile.
Li Hao scratched his head in embarrassment. He glanced at his sister-in-law and said, "Sister-in-law, don't make fun of me again."
It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that he and his sister-in-law were alone in a room:
At this moment, Li Hao was extremely sure that his sister-in-law was definitely hinting that he had done something wrong before!
What a sweet and caring sister-in-law.
He often heard Brother Fan describe his sister-in-law as "Hui Zhi Lan Xin", and now he finally understood.
For now, his sister-in-law had just deliberately teased him and brought him to the study for questioning on the pretext of interrogating him about his marriage.
In fact, a private space is created to discuss confidential matters.
Sure enough, then he heard his sister-in-law ask.
"Tell me, what else did Qianfan say?" Bai Ruolan looked at Li Hao, "Did something happen to him? I see you are worried."
"Brother Fan didn't say anything more." Li Hao thought and said, "Brother Fan is fine, sister-in-law, don't worry."
Now that he knew that his sister-in-law was Hui Zhilanxin, a very smart person, he thought about how to speak and how to deal with smart people without telling them what they meant and seeing through without telling them. This is a skill.
"You don't need nice words to coax you." Bai Ruolan sighed and said, "I know that Qianfan is doing a great job outside, and the dangers involved can be imagined. In order to fear that I would worry, he didn't say anything to me."
Bai Ruolan wiped her lips with a handkerchief, "Even if you don't say it, you still have to worry when you should."
She looked at Li Hao and said, "Qianfan suddenly went out on business, which is really suspicious. As the saying goes, it's a monster if something comes out of nowhere. This kind of business trip has no warning, so it's obviously fishy."
Bai Ruolan looked nervous and asked, "Is someone trying to harm him?"
Li Hao looked at his sister-in-law and nodded immediately, "We don't know the specific details, so we are even more worried."
He had to admit that his sister-in-law was too smart and completely dominated the topic. All he had to do was follow the topic and adapt accordingly.
My sister-in-law is worried about Brother Fan's safety, which in itself is the most appropriate topic to discuss!
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