"Ruolan, it's me." Cheng Qianfan's voice came from outside the door.
Bai Ruolan breathed a long sigh of relief. At this time, the courageous spirit that she had held on to dissipate, and she only felt that her legs were weak.
She put away the revolver, not forgetting to turn on the safety, and then stepped forward to open the door.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Qianfan walked in and saw Bai Ruolan throwing herself into his arms. He was stunned for a moment. When he saw the revolver in Bai Ruolan's hand, he immediately understood the reason.
"It's okay." Cheng Qianfan hugged his wife, unloaded the revolver, glanced at the safety, and said gently, "There was a drunkard outside just now. The guy pretended to be a snowman and scared me. I beat him up in anger.
He ran away in a hurry."
"Nonsense." Bai Ruolan pursed her lips and smiled.
Her husband was back safely, and her heart finally calmed down.
…
"I cut the noodles and cooked the beef soup. Now I'll make you a bowl of beef noodle soup to warm you up," Bai Ruolan said.
"Hurry up, hurry up, my mouth is going to drool." Cheng Qianfan made a greedy look and tied his wife's apron while pushing her toward the kitchen.
"Xiaobao wants to eat too." Xiaobao shouted crisply, "Put in two more pieces of beef."
"Little greedy cat." Bai Rulan patted Cheng Qianfan's hand gently and said with a smile towards Xiaobao.
"Xiaobao is not a greedy cat." Xiaobao argued, "A cat is."
The cat jumped down from the stair railing, came to Cheng Qianfan's side, rubbed his trousers and meowed.
"It was the cat who heard the noise outside first and came to pull my trousers." Bai Ruolan said while busy.
"Good kitty!" Cheng Qianfan bent down and picked up the cat, and the cat meowed happily when he petted it.
Xiaobao was so greedy that he came over and took the cat away.
…
Cheng Qianfan sat on the chair and estimated the time.
He looked at his wife who was busy in the kitchen, holding and petting the cat, Xiaobao giggling, and the cat meowing comfortably, and he felt that all his defenses and masks had been removed, and he felt extremely relaxed.
He put his hands on the dining table and held his chin, with a gentle light in his eyes. He turned his head to the left to look at his wife who was busy in the kitchen, and turned to his right to look at Xiaobao and the cat.
The beef soup was boiling, and Bai Ruolan put the noodles in lightly. In his eyes, the ordinary scene was like a goddess scattering flowers.
Xiaobao stroked the cat upside down, and the cat became angry and meowed heavily.
Xiaobao quickly thanked him and came along. The cat meowed with satisfaction and comfort.
"What are you looking at?" Bai Ruolan glanced at her husband and asked.
"Nothing." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, looking at his wife with warm eyes, "Ruolan, I'm hungry."
"That's good." Ruolan lifted her bangs and pursed her lips with a smile.
More than ten minutes later, Bai Ruolan came up with noodles and beef soup, "Xiaobao, this is yours, come and eat."
"It belongs to me and the cat." Xiaobao shouted.
Cheng Qianfan smiled and said, "Xiaobao is right, our cat has made many contributions."
The cat meowed.
With that said, he took the big bowl brought by Ruolan and smiled, "Thank you, madam."
Bai Ruolan gave him an angry look.
Hululu.
Bai Ruolan patted her apron, pulled up a chair and sat down. She held her chin with her hands and watched her husband and sister-in-law eating happily, squinting her eyes happily.
…
"Leave the dishes and chopsticks for me to wash when I get back. You can go and put Xiaobao to sleep later." Cheng Qianfan said.
Bai Ruolan was about to refuse, but suddenly realized something and looked at her husband worriedly.
"There are some temporary official duties that need to be handled. Don't worry, it's just some paperwork, nothing dangerous." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile, "Your husband is a patrol commander, and there is no reason for a patrol commander to go into dangerous situations."
"Then please be careful." Bai Ruolan smiled, came up to help her husband tie his scarf, and said.
He knew she knew she was telling a white lie.
She knew he knew what she had guessed, just some words of comfort.
He talks and she listens.
She pretended to believe and prayed in her heart.
He not only told her, but also told himself that he had to be cautious enough. This family only exists when he is alive.
Cheng Qianfan hugged his wife and whispered, "Next time you see me, make sure it's me and then turn on the insurance."
Bai Ruolan's body stiffened slightly, then she buried her head in her husband's arms and arched her head, "Yes, I understand."
"Go and have a rest. We agreed that I will wash the dishes and chopsticks when I get back," Cheng Qianfan said.
"It's such a cold day, I just happened to be lazy." Bai Ruolan raised her head, took the revolver handed over by her husband, smiled, put away the gun, and turned around to go upstairs.
…
Cheng Qianfan sat on the chair and took out the cigarette case.
He popped out a cigarette. Instead of using a lighter, he took out the match box on the dining table, lit a match, lit it slowly, and took a puff.
The index finger of his left hand tapped lightly on the dining table.
Finished smoking a cigarette.
Exactly two hundred and one strikes.
After crushing the cigarette butt in the ashtray, Cheng Qianfan stood up, said hello, and picked up the telephone receiver in the living room, "For Liangyou Trading Company, No. 31, Disiwei Road, call Mr. Huang Bo."
"Boss Huang, it's me. There's news about the person you asked me to help find."
"Okay, see you later."
He carefully checked his Browning gun and prepared a spare magazine.
His expression was somewhat solemn.
His brows furrowed slightly.
As soon as Araki Harima gave him the information about the Shanghai Station, his eldest brother Lu Xinge appeared.
Although Cheng Qianfan absolutely did not believe that Lu Xingge would treason, he had to guard against it.
At this moment, he could not rule out the possibility of being tempted by the enemy.
Cheng Qianfan tidied his clothes, touched the scarf around his neck, opened the door to his home, closed it from the outside, and heard the secret lock click and lock.
Cheng Qianfan did not leave immediately.
He stood at the door.
Sure enough, I heard light footsteps coming from inside.
A gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
It was Bai Ruolan who went downstairs again and bolted the wooden door from the inside.
Cheng Qianfan pressed his hat, held an umbrella, and stepped on the snow, leaving a long string of footprints in the alley.
There was a soft sigh from behind the door, like a whisper, saying something like 'peace' and 'bless'.
…
Petain District, Shanghai Station Temporary Safe House.
"Are you saying that Cheng Qianfan pretended not to know you, but was actually warning you?" Zheng Lijun asked in a deep voice.
"That's right." Lu Xingge rubbed his hands, took the enamel jar handed over by a robe, and drank several large gulps of hot water, finally feeling warmer.
"First he pretended not to know me, but I was very angry at the time and didn't realize what he meant." Lu Xingo said with some annoyance.
"Then Cheng Qianfan deliberately called me the wrong name, and then I realized his intention."
"Wrong title?"
"Cheng Qianfan deliberately called me Brother Lu. In fact, he has never called me that." Lu Xingge said.
"In your opinion, why did Cheng Qianfan do this?" Zheng Lijun frowned and asked.
"Cheng Qianfan should be involved with other forces, and the most likely thing is that the Japanese asked him to help arrest us. Cheng Qianfan is neither willing to offend the Japanese nor really want to arrest me, so he can only conceal the warning."
Lu Xinge said that on the way back, he had "examined and understood" all the joints.
…
"Miyazaki-kun, you said Lu Xinge came to find you? He is your eldest brother?" Araki Harima asked in shock.
"Araki-kun, please pay attention to your words. Lu Xingge, a Chinese, is Cheng Qianfan's eldest brother, not mine." Cheng Qianfan's face was gloomy, and he muttered, "Damn Chinese."
"Miyazaki-kun, don't worry about these little things now." Araki Harima said anxiously, anxious to know the situation.
"This is no small matter." Miyazaki Kentaro's expression was extremely serious, "Araki-kun, I played the role of a Chinese on the Chinese side, and now I am with my compatriots and friends. I don't want to suffer this kind of torture again."
As he spoke, he paused, gritted his teeth in annoyance, and sighed heavily, "Araki-kun, I lost my composure."
"Miyazaki-kun, you've suffered." Araki patted Kentaro Miyazaki on the shoulder.
"I'm not sure if this Lu Xingge is the Lu Xingge from Shanghai Station. Maybe he has the same name." Cheng Qianfan took a puff of cigarette and fell into memories.
"I don't know this person. He said he is Cheng Qianfan's eldest brother."
"Can you tell me more specifically, Miyazaki-kun?" Araki Harima asked.
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