A large-scale manhunt suddenly launched in eleven cities and counties in southern Sichuan lasted until six o'clock in the morning the next day. Only sporadic gunfire occurred in the two cities of Luzhou and Xufu, but it was enough to make people who had always lived a stable life.
A bit of surprise and horror arose.
At dawn, thousands of households opened their doors, and countless workers, students and citizens walked out of their homes and found that the scene on the streets was still the same as before. The hard-working workers of the municipal sanitation company had cleaned the streets, and the trams
The familiar ringing of bells and the busy figures of buses remain the same, and the flowers and trees along the street float in the early spring breeze.
, full of vitality. Not many people know that in last night’s large-scale manhunt, the southern Sichuan government and army invested more than 4,000 police officers, more than 30,000 officers and soldiers from five brigades of the security force, and more than 470 plainclothes agents from the Intelligence Bureau.
More than 1,400 people were arrested in Xufu and Luzhou alone. This is a shocking number.
Just after eight o'clock in the morning, three military vehicles slowly drove out of the Anjiajun headquarters on Xicheng Avenue and turned north towards the airport. An Yi, who had not slept all night, had a trace of tiredness on his face, and he sat with the radiant Gong Qian.
In the back seat of the second car, both of them turned to look out the window at the pedestrians busy going to work and the shops opening in succession, but their hands were quietly holding each other, inseparable.
"How many days are you going to go?"
Gong Qian, wearing a new set of dark blue professional clothes, asked in a low voice.
"It is estimated that you will have to stay in Yunnan for at least three days... During this period, you must urge all newspapers and magazines to closely report the news of this large-scale manhunt, especially to strengthen the management of major universities and middle schools in Syria.
We must not allow any organization or individual with ulterior motives to spread rumors. I have ordered the security forces and police forces to closely monitor the progress.
People coming and going from Xufu, Luzhou, Zhaotong and other places, the Intelligence Bureau and the Gendarmerie Headquarters will continue to carry out necessary operations, interrogation and screening. They must understand the origins and intentions of all arrested persons and never let go of any suspicious person.
...I will come back after sending away those people from the international organization, and the work here will only be hard on you." An Yi replied gently.
Gong Qian sighed softly, looking away from the scenery passing by quickly outside the car window, and looked at An Yi affectionately:
"Don't worry, I will do a good job. After the newspaper is printed in two hours, and several radio programs in our Xufu broadcast the case of multiple intelligence organizations of the Japanese invaders and puppet Manchukuo that were successfully uncovered last night, believe us
The people will immediately feel at ease and fully support the actions of the government and the army.
"All walks of life in southern Sichuan have always hated the increasingly arrogant and domineering Japanese invaders and the Puppet Manchukuo Emperor Puyi who proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country. I tried to organize massive anti-Japanese demonstrations several times but did not approve them. I was worried that the anti-Japanese invaders would be too frequent.
The demonstrations will seriously affect the economic construction and educational development in southern Sichuan. This time, I am afraid we have to let the people vent their anger and show to all walks of life at home and abroad the clear attitude of the people in southern Sichuan against the puppet Manchukuo government and the army."
"Okay, then let's handle it according to your wishes... I think it's better to let the teachers and students of the University of Political Science and Law and the University of Science and Technology take the lead, and we will quietly do some actions from behind. The bigger the momentum, the better, so that no one
I will pay attention to the manhunt last night."
An Yi gently held Gong Qian's soft and white hands, brought them to his mouth and kissed them lovingly.
Gong Qian's heart was agitated. She subconsciously glanced at Lin Yaodong who was concentrating on driving and Shen Fengdao who was looking ahead. She shyly grabbed An Yi's hand, squeezed it hard, leaned over and quickly kissed An Yi's hot lips. Then he left, a pair of white and smooth little hands broke away from An Yi's control, lightly smoothed his black hair, and looked out the window again to hide the emotions in his heart.
An Yi flew to Kunming on a special plane, and the arrest operation in southern Sichuan was still unfolding in an intense and orderly manner.
The large amount of information obtained during the surprise interrogation kept Du Yi's Intelligence Bureau, Guo Sizheng's Military Police Headquarters, and Ding Zhicheng's Police Department Special Police Detachment very busy. The number of special agents from all parties involved was close to 2,000. Among them, a group of spies hidden among government departments at all levels and teachers in various schools were closely monitored or secretly arrested for various reasons.
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the principals' offices and student unions of major universities and seventeen middle schools in Xufu received official replies from the Xufu camp and the Southern Sichuan Police Department, allowing teachers and students who were excited after hearing the broadcast to go to the city according to the application content. A half-day anti-Japanese demonstration was held in the district’s four main streets and the People’s Square.
All colleges and universities took action immediately. It took only two and a half hours to organize a massive anti-Japanese movement to "drive out the Japanese aggressors and overthrow the puppet Manchukuo forces." In the crowd of more than 100,000 people, When the *** team was at its most fanatical and excited, agents placed by the Intelligence Bureau in the student unions and teachers of each school gradually shouted: "Purge the traitors, oppose the ***", "Completely eliminate Japanese goods, expel the traitors and compradors of the ***" " and other slogans, the direction of the attack was soon shifted to the anti-traitor operation in southern Sichuan. In addition, the nine o'clock news on various radio channels in the morning and major newspapers quickly reported that "the Japanese and puppet hideouts were cracked and destroyed in one fell swoop. "Six intelligence stations across southern Sichuan", the excited patriotic young people expressed their full support for the "Thunder Anti-Corruption" operation of the southern Sichuan government and army with thundering cheers and slogans. As a result, the Anjiajun successfully obtained It has won the hearts and minds of the people and provided a clear and sufficient reason for all the ongoing actions.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the more than 100,000 teachers and students who participated in the *** gradually dispersed. The streets were littered with leaflets and slogans. Most people did not know that when the *** was held, there were also More than 400 suspects were arrested and brought to justice.
Dongcheng Street, which has preserved the original simplicity and elegance of the folk houses in southern Sichuan, still continues to be prosperous in the past. In the rows of shops and halls, tourists are passing through. In the eyes of the citizens of Xufu, the endless traffic has long been a commonplace and orderly thing. The organization and the strict self-discipline of teachers and students have not affected people's daily life at all.
Compared with the four newly built broad avenues and the People's Square where a tall bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen is erected, the ancient Dongcheng Street is a leisurely and relaxed place. Citizens and tourists can be seen strolling comfortably in the bustling shops and teahouses. Characteristic and traditional flags are hung high under the carved beams and painted buildings lined with advertising signs. The gentle spring breeze is mixed with the refreshing smell of the flowers and grass on Cuiping Mountain, slowly spreading in the air, making people feel particularly comfortable.
Next to the three-story famous antique shop is a stone alley. Every stone and brick in the four-hundred-year-old alley silently records the long history of the first city on the Yangtze River. The fading of the alley entrance Under the blue cloth shed is a fortune-telling stall. The owner of the stall, "Qingming Taoist", comes from the Qianming Temple, the oldest Taoist temple in Emei. He wears a washed white Taoist robe and a simple yin-yang hair crown facing the sky. A pair of long eyebrows and an eight-inch long flowing beard give him a somewhat fairy-like charm.
Taoist Qing Ming, who was in his forties, saw a familiar boy wearing old student clothes approaching with a smile on his face. He elegantly put away the ebony fan with gold in his hand, and squinted at the smart young man who sat down and started playing with his tea set. The man sighed slightly and asked, "Why haven't you found something to do yet?"
"How do you know I haven't worked yet? You're not mistaken, are you?"
The twenty-four or five-year-old young man drank a cup of tea and asked with a smile.
Taoist Qingming turned his head disdainfully: "Do you think you can deceive me by looking cheerful all day long? As soon as I saw your sluggish steps and heavy body, and your depressed and resentful expression, I knew you were a brat. Things are not going well and you are frustrated in love. I'm afraid you haven't eaten for most of the day, right? Well, if you really want to waste your time here and there, just sell the shabby house on Shuijing Lane that your father left to you, honestly. If you really follow me in cultivating Taoism, you won't achieve nothing and waste your time."
"Hey... I mean, old man, why are you always thinking about the ancestral house left by my old man? Without that ancestral house, you and I wouldn't even have a piece of land to live in... Do you still remember a few years ago? When you first arrived in Xufu, was it the case that no one showed up on the roadside when you fell ill? If I hadn’t taken you back to recuperate out of compassion, and used the few oceans I earned as an apprentice in a machinery factory to treat you and get medicine, you I'm afraid this old life has been lost long ago. In the past few years, when the world has improved and you have set up a stall to make a fortune, I haven't asked you for a penny, right? I just come to your shabby stall to have a rest and have a cup of tea from time to time. Fang'er wants me to become a Taoist priest with you. Why don't you think about my old Xu family? I, Xu Zitang, am the only child of three generations! Do you really have the heart to watch my old Xu family lose its descendants?"
The young man named Xu Zitang's attitude towards Taoist Qing Ming was neither too big nor too small, but their words and deeds naturally revealed a deep emotion.
The old Taoist sighed faintly: "I saw that you are quite agile in your bones, you have also studied in the New School for a few years, and your appearance is decent, so I generously offered to accept you as my disciple. If it were anyone else, my ancestors would Even if the third generation knelt down and begged me, I didn’t even care. You are really a bastard who bites Lu Dongbin!
"Forget it, forget it, I can't do anything to you if you really don't want to. I won't mention this matter again from now on. However, your shabby ancestral house really needs to be repaired. I don't ask you to knock it down and build a few beautiful floors. The high-rise buildings you build must at least be built in the same way as those in the surrounding areas, otherwise they will be in tatters. Which girl would be willing to sleep with you? How can you talk about continuing the family line?"
"No money!"
The young man dropped a tough sentence, took out the "Ming Deng" cigarettes produced by the Sichuan Tobacco Factory, took out one and lit it, puffed it up happily, blew out a string of beautiful smoke rings, turned around and looked at the street, hurriedly changing into The fashionable beauty in a beautiful cheongsam is drooling.
Taoist Qing Ming looked helplessly at the young man's swindle, and had no choice but to do anything to this man from the market who had good mechanical repair skills but was afraid of hardship and tiredness.
For more than a year, Taoist Qingming has been teaching this guy the basics of Taoism, teaching him how to read fortune tellers, and through subtle methods, he wants to accept this good disciple who is debauched but kind-hearted and clever, but until today
None of them got what they wanted. I originally wanted to not give this guy a penny and let him take the initiative to become my disciple after he couldn't get rid of the pot. However, this guy wandered around for twenty-eight days in January.
, but he can easily get back more than ten or twenty oceans in two days by relying on his unique skill of repairing mobile phones. Naturally, he cannot go hungry. In addition, he does not care about his dress and appearance, and is happy to idle around all day long. Taoist Qingming really has nothing to do with him.
I had a little idea. So I wanted to give the more than 300 yuan I earned in the past year to this guy to repair the dilapidated house left by his ancestors, which could be regarded as a small way of repaying his kindness.
"You don't have to worry about money. I still have some money here. You can use it first. It won't be too late to pay it back to me later." Taoist Qingming said nonchalantly.
The young man was stunned for a moment. When he turned his head, the excitement and kindness in his eyes disappeared. Then he shook his head, smiled, and exhaled smoke:
"I'm old-fashioned, you are staying at my place and I want you to be my companion. I have never thought of asking for a penny from you. I am young and have both hands and feet, so why should I need your help? We won't talk about this later.
Otherwise, don’t blame me for spitting on your face, haha... By the way, if you really feel guilty, how about teaching me how to identify a woman’s unique skills, so that I can learn a lot about you?”
"What's the point of trivial skills? It's just that you can't learn from your promiscuous behavior. Even if you learn it well, there are probably not many girls who are willing to entrust their life-long affairs to an idle person like you...
Hey! What are you doing? Didn’t you hear me?"
Taoist Qing Ming used his fan to tap the young man who was looking at the two beauties who were shopping for fabrics at the door of the silk shop opposite.
The young man came back to his senses, squeezed to sit next to Taoist Qingming, and asked slyly: "Old Taoist, have you looked at the two young and charming women opposite? Show me their faces, are they right?
Is it the top grade of Masuko Wangfu?"
Taoist Qing Ming glanced at the two beautiful women who were standing and talking after choosing fabrics outside the store opposite. He looked away and hit the young man on the head with his fan again:
"Idiot! What kind of mother-in-law? I have taught you so much in vain, but you still can't tell that the woman on the left wearing a purple cheongsam and a white silk scarf is still a ***? Don't look at her hair in a bun, she looks mature.
She looks like a woman, but the more she wears her hair in a bun, the more I can take a closer look... Well, she is obviously a prostitute! And I can guarantee with my life that this is a smart woman who is soft on the outside but strong on the inside.
Judging from his appearance and temperament, he is either a government civil servant or a school teacher."
The young man looked at the confident Taoist Qingming who was constantly stroking his long beard in surprise, and then looked at the beautiful lady who was saying goodbye and getting into the rickshaw. He suddenly smiled and said in a low voice: "You are an expert in Taoism. This time I will
I really admire you! Okay, I'm leaving. You can go to the street noodle shop to deal with it yourself in the evening, and I won't come back..."
"Stop! Where do you want to go crazy? Let me tell you, it's okay to engage in prostitution and gambling occasionally, but you must not smoke. Otherwise, I will smell it when you get home, and you will look good!" Taoist Qingming warned in a low voice.
"I listen to you. I'll go back when I've had enough shopping, but I won't stand with you tonight. I'm exhausted every time..." The young man said the last words, and he was already five meters away.
Fifteen minutes later, an old car with a government license plate slowly stopped at the side entrance of Renmin Road Department Store. The young man who had appeared in front of the Qingming Taoist stall opened the door and got in. The car drove away again and drove away.
Toward the west city.
The driver turned out to be Du Yi, the director of the Intelligence Bureau. He glanced at his capable subordinate Xu Zitang sitting in the passenger seat and said while driving:
"In the hand pillow box at your hand is your bonus last month, and a pack of 35 cigarettes given to me by the commander. You can take them and smoke them. What's wrong today? You are in such a hurry to see me."
Xu Zitang opened the hand pillow box, took out Sanwu cigarettes and quickly tore open the package. He quickly took out one, lit it and smoked it comfortably: "What a damn good cigarette. The commander gave me a pack during the training camp in Nanchang. This is
I can never forget the taste... Boss, would you like to light one for you?"
"No need to fart. I'm busy." Du Yi smiled.
"Boss, do you remember Zhang Hongming, Section Chief of the Planning Department of the Municipal Government's Construction Department?" Xu Zitang asked.
Du Yi immediately realized something was going on: "Remember, Section Chief Zhang is a top science graduate from Jinling University. He is an outstanding talent recommended to the commander by his colleagues on the Military Commission. He has been here for two years and has done a good job. His reputation has always been very good.
What's wrong? Did you find anything?"
"Yes, do you still remember that he married Deng Ruoying, the beautiful teacher from the High School Affiliated to Polytechnic University, during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year? Remember that the commander gave him a huge profit that day, right?" Xu Zitang continued to ask.
Du Yi nodded: "Yes, Chief Yang Bin and others also gave gifts."
"Boss, if I say that a beautiful woman who has been married for half a year is still a prostitute, would you believe it?" Xu Zitang asked ambiguously.
Du Yi immediately realized the seriousness of the matter and slowly parked the car under the wall of the Military Academy on the roadside: "Zitang, are you sure?"
Xu Zitang nodded: "Remember the old Taoist priest I often mentioned who lived with me? His Taoism is very good, his martial arts is extremely high, his vision is very sharp, and he will never be wrong. His subordinates immediately thought of
A common tactic used by prostitutes. In order to conceal their identities, male prostitutes use
They usually live together in the name of husband and wife, so as to hide their eyes from others and not be the first to be suspected when something happens when they are single. Therefore, the subordinates suspect that the relationship between Section Chief Zhang and his beautiful wife is not normal. Who can imagine that he has been married for more than half a year?
Jiao Didi’s wife is still an original product?”
Du Yi nodded slowly: "If we can really confirm your guess, the problem is serious. Section Chief Zhang has very broad communication skills. Over the past year, he has become very close to his brothers in the military. He often holds banquets at home to entertain colleagues and intellectuals.
He is a well-known person in the industry and has a lot of confidential information... Very good! I'll leave this matter to me. You can continue to monitor and investigate those trading houses in Shanghai. Don't be distracted by this matter. If you have any requests, you can always follow me.
I’ll mention it.”
"Okay... Boss, you won't leave me here, at least send me to the south of the city!" Xu Zitang shouted.
"Get out of here, a hundred dollars in your pocket isn't enough for you to take a bus? Don't waste my time, get out of here!"
Du Yi kicked Ai Jiang out of the car and immediately drove to the research institute to discuss with Gong Qian how to handle the case.