wind in the dark night

Chapter 178

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

In front of the director's office, Secretary Chen paced back and forth with a frown on his face, glancing at his watch from time to time. He was Bai Peicen's full-time secretary, with the rank of police lieutenant. Because he was the director's secretary, despite his low rank, he was a senior in the police department. They looked at him high and low.

Team leader Li of the maintenance team walked over quickly with his men.

Secretary Chen said with a cold face: "I hope for the stars and the moon, and finally I've got you here. If the Police Department can work with this efficiency, there won't be anything left to do!"

Team leader Li accompanied him with a smile: "Secretary Chen, it's no wonder we have this. It's mainly because Section Chief Gao told us that we must use a new anti-theft lock this time. We don't have it in the warehouse. We sent someone to the Kwantung Army Military Police, but they didn't. No, it’s said to be in the bungalow military zone. The round trip from the police station to the bungalow takes at least half a day..."

Secretary Chen said impatiently: "Okay, okay, don't explain, hurry up and get to work!"

Team Leader Li called to his men and took out a beautifully packaged new brass lock.

Secretary Chen asked: "Is this an anti-theft lock?"

Team leader Li said: "Yes. It is a high-end composite lock cylinder made in Germany. No matter what method is used, the door will never be opened without the key."

"Absolutely can't open it?"

"absolute."

"What about kicking?"

"Hehe, it depends on how strong you are..."

Team leader Li smiled sarcastically.

The maintenance worker muttered in a low voice: "Isn't this a show of disobedience..."

Team Leader Li glared at him.

At this moment, Bai Xue came towards this side.

"Miss Bai is here."

Secretary Chen greeted.

Bai Xue asked: "What is this for?"

Secretary Chen was completely unsuspecting of the director's daughter, and explained: "Last night, the director's office was broken open. Fortunately, the wire used to pick the lock was broken..."

Bai Xue was surprised: "Who did it?"

Secretary Chen shook his head: "Still under investigation. Oh, Miss Bai, the director went to the Kwantung Army Headquarters for a meeting. He left in the morning and will probably be back soon."

"Well, I'll wait for him for a while."

Bai Xue stepped into the office.

Soon, the lock cylinder was replaced.

The maintenance staff made a move to put away the old lock.

Secretary Chen said: "That is physical evidence and cannot be taken away."

Team leader Li asked: "Secretary Chen, where do you put it?"

Secretary Chen said: "Put it on the table and wait for the people from the Secret Service Department to pick it up."

Team leader Li agreed, personally put the old lock and the piece of wire on the desk, smiled at Bai Xue, and then left with his men.

The phone rang suddenly.

"Hello, I'm Secretary Chen...Okay, got it, I'll be right over."

Secretary Chen put down the phone and said to Bai Xue, "Ms. Bai, please sit down for a while. I'll go to the confidential room to get a document and I'll be back soon."

Bai Xue said: "You should be busy with your business, you don't have to take care of me."

Secretary Chen went out and hurried downstairs.

There is a cubicle in the director's office, which can be regarded as Bai Peicen's dressing room. In addition to a wardrobe and simple toiletries, there is also a transmitter.

Last time, Bai Xue used this transmitter to contact the Red Cavalry headquarters.

Idaharao is dead. This situation must be reported to the superiors. Bai Xue came today just to find an opportunity to send another report. She came to the door of the compartment, reached out and held the ball lock and twisted it gently. The door did not respond - —The door that was never locked was locked.Bai Xue was very annoyed, so she had to go back to her seat, and sat in silence for a while. She glanced at the lock cylinder on the table, picked it up and played with it out of boredom, and at the same time noticed the broken wire inside.

She thought for a moment, picked up the pen on the table, used the tip of the pen to push out a section of the wire, and then pinched it with her fingers and pulled it out.

The wire was new and shiny. It could be seen that one end was twisted and the other end was obviously cut with a sharp tool such as wire cutters.

Anyone who dares to break into the office of the Director of the Police Department would definitely be an ordinary thief. It must be the work of a resistance organization. Everyone understands this simple truth.

Bai Xue knew that the iron wire was the only valuable clue. If the source was traced, that person's identity would probably be revealed. No matter what the other party's approach was, as long as they were anti-Manchu and anti-Japanese, they were all one's own in principle, so they had to help as much as possible. Help.

She got up and went out and went to the bathroom.

Next to the bathroom sink, mops and buckets were stacked. The wire holding the mop head was about the same thickness as the wire broken in the lock cylinder.

Seeing that the bathroom was empty, Bai Xue squatted down, pulled out a piece of wire, measured the length with the wire in the lock cylinder, twisted it repeatedly for more than a dozen times, and finally broke it, and then wiped it clean with a handkerchief.

Back in the office, just as he stuffed the replacement wire into the keyhole, footsteps came from the corridor. Bai Xue hurriedly sat on the sofa, picked up a newspaper and read it.

As soon as the door opened, Bai Peicen stepped in, glanced at his daughter, and put the briefcase on the table: "Xue'er, why are you here."

Bai Xue said: "I was just passing by and came up to see you."

Bai Peicen looked at her daughter, smiled and said, "Are you really here to see me?"

Bai Xue pretended to be angry and said, "If I'm not here to see you, who else could I be here to see?"

Bai Peicen asked: "Where is Secretary Chen?"

Bai Xue said: "I just went out, saying I was going to the confidential room to get documents."

Bai Peicen picked up the old lock on the table, looked at it, and sighed softly: "This really corresponds to the saying, guard against day and night, it is difficult to guard against house thieves."

"Father, I think you don't look good."

Bai Xue asked with concern.

Bai Peicen sat down slowly: "I had a four-hour meeting and only took a 10-minute break in the middle. My back is sore and I can't stand it anymore..."

Secretary Chen held a document bag and pushed the door open: "Director, you are back."

Bai Peicen said: "Where have you been?"

"The Sanjiang Provincial Police Department has sent someone to assist in the investigation and requires your signature."

Secretary Chen handed over the document bag.

Bai Peicen took it, pulled out the two-page official letter from the document bag, glanced through it briefly, picked up a pen and signed his name at the end, and said to Secretary Chen: "Inform the local police departments to strictly investigate recent outsiders, especially those who speak Japanese. Chinese people!"

Secretary Chen said, "I'll do it right away."

"Have the Secret Service Department send someone to take this away."

Bai Peicen pointed to the lock cylinder on the table.

Secretary Chen took the documents and exited.

Bai Peicen opened the door of the cabinet under the table, took out two beautifully packaged iron pastry boxes, and said to Bai Xue: "My friend went to Shanghai for a trip and specially brought back eight kinds of snacks. There are eight kinds in total. Try them."

Bai Xue said: "Shanghai dim sum is not that rare. They are all sold in Daluoxin and Qiulin."

Bai Peicen said: "It's different, this one is more advanced."

“The dim sum is divided into high-level and low-level...”

Bai Xue opened the pastry box, took out a piece of crab shell and took a bite.

Bai Peicen smiled and asked: "Is it delicious?"

Bai Xue nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, it's delicious. It's really different."

Bai Peicen said: "This is made in a high-end restaurant, can it be the same as the popular food that ordinary people eat? Cher, a good life is hard-won, you have to cherish it."

(End of this chapter)