wind in the dark night

Chapter 209 Cooperation
An hour and a half ago.

Seven-thirty.

When Tie Zhu came to Da Luo Xin Department Store, he was reluctant to spend money to take a car and walked all the way from Xinshi Street for a full hour.

Diagonally across from Daluoxin is Huichuntang Clinic.

When Tiezhu came closer, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Most of the shops on the street were open for business, except Huichuntang Clinic, which still had its doors closed.

"Well, brother, let me ask, why is the clinic closed?"

Tie Zhu asked the vendor selling roasted sweet potatoes at the door.

"Are you from the country?"

"OK."

The vendor was kind-hearted and explained: "We usually open the door early. The young man lives far away and the road is not easy to walk. He has to come half an hour late in rainy and snowy weather. Doctor Cui is kind-hearted and never said Passing him has become a habit."

"What about Doctor Cui?"

"Doctor Cui won't come in the morning. He won't come until after nine o'clock. How many people see the doctor so early in the morning? Young man, are you seeing a doctor or taking medicine?"

"I'll take the medicine."

"Is there a prescription?"

"Have."

"If you have a prescription, go buy it elsewhere."

"Let's go, other medicines are not available."

"That's right. If other pharmacies can get medicines, how can Hui Chun Tang make any money? You just can't buy them all outside, hehe."

The vendor puts the sweet potatoes into the stove.

Tie Zhu squatted aside.

The vendor looked at him and said, "Are you just waiting here? Find a place to take shelter from the rain and come back as soon as possible. This young man seems to be honest."

Tie Zhu thought the same thing and looked around.

The vendor said: "Go to Daluoxin. No one will tell you to stay there for a day. If you don't leave in a hurry, you can buy whatever you want and watch free movies."

"What free movies?"

"It just doesn't cost anything."

In the entire Northeast region, Daluoxin Department Store is second to none, with first-class environment and facilities, complete products at high quality and low prices, and implements the business strategy of "No words are worth the price, no matter the price". From its opening to the present, it has an excellent reputation and sales year by year. incrementally.

When he arrived in Daluoxin, Tiezhu's eyesight was exhausted. For a countryman like him who rarely went to the city, it was no less than Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

A new cinema has been opened on the fourth floor of Daluoxin. In order to increase its popularity, customers can watch morning movies for free if they purchase any product.

The free movies are all old movies, and a movie is played on a loop. In fact, even if it is not free, basically no one is willing to get up early to watch movies.

The food counter on the first floor caught Tie Zhu's eye. One of the cream cakes looked particularly tempting. Tie Zhu asked, "How much does this cost?"

The salesperson said: "These are the leftovers from yesterday, discounted goods, only a dime."

"I'll buy one."

Tie Zhu took out a dime and handed it over.

After buying the cake, you can watch a free movie with your receipt. The salesperson was attentive and said to Tiezhu, "The movie theater is on the fourth floor. You can take the elevator up."

"What is an elevator?"

"...It's just a ladder that you don't have to walk on."

Tie Zhu's eyes lit up and he could go upstairs without walking. It would be silly not to experience this scene that only existed in fairy tales. He happily followed a few customers into the elevator.

The elevator attendant closed the gate and the elevator slowly rose.

According to Tie Zhu's idea, take the elevator once, go to see what the cinema is like, and then go back the same way to get medicine at Huichuntang Clinic.

However, he still underestimated his curiosity. Today's screening is Chaplin's early silent film "A Woman in Paris". Silent films, like pantomimes, rely entirely on body language to tell the plot. Chaplin's comedy expression techniques are suitable for The whole world, no matter which country you are from, can understand it.

Tie Zhu sat down and was quickly attracted by the plot.

……

Nine-twenty.

In the Huichuntang Clinic, a young man was filling prescriptions for customers. Because of the rain, Cui Jie had just arrived and went inside to change clothes.

Wang Peng and Daping opened the door and came in.

Cui Jie thought he was a patient, so he said while changing his clothes: "I wait outside to see a doctor. How can I be like you? You just rush in without asking..."

"Doctor Cui, we are from the Special Service Division. We have a case that requires your cooperation."

Wang Peng showed his ID. …

As the movie was coming to an end, Tie Zhu suddenly remembered that he was so busy watching the movie that he forgot about taking medicine, and he hurried out of the cinema.

However, he was not particularly anxious, he was just going to grab the medicine. What difference would it make if it was an hour earlier or an hour later?

When he arrived at the clinic, Tie Zhu came to the counter.

There were two clerks standing at the counter, one of whom was pretending to be Wang Peng, while Daping stayed in front of Cui Jie, pretending to be Cui Jie's assistant.

In fact, this is what Wang Peng calls "cooperation".

Any customer of unknown origin who treats or buys arthritis medicine, whether it is Cui Jie himself or the boy responsible for taking the medicine, must find a way to keep the person. Cui Jie dare not not listen. Although he sympathizes with the Anti-League, he also Only under the premise of own safety, do not dare to openly oppose the Secret Service Section.

"I'll take the medicine."

Tie Zhu handed over the prescription.

Wang Peng asked: "What's the disease?"

Tie Zhu said: "Arthritis."

The boy looked at the prescription, looked at Wang Peng again, and then said: "The prescription is missing one of the whole scorpions. It's not available in the store. I'll have someone go to the warehouse to get it... There's a seat over there, please wait for a while."

Tie Zhu asked: "When can I get it back?"

Wang Peng said: "Quick, eight out of ten."

Tie Zhu didn't think much and sat on the bench.

Wang Peng asked: "Brother, are you from the mountains?"

"OK."

"Where in the mountains?"

"From Hougangzi."

"Daping, go to the warehouse to get the medicine. Be quick and don't keep your brother waiting."

Wang Peng winked at Daping.

Daping understood and went out to make a call.

The last time he came to Chun Tang, Tiezhu was secretly on guard near the clinic. Cui Jie had never seen him, and he only thought the visitor was an ordinary patient. He saw Wang Peng and Daping sneaking around, and then he became alert.

He stepped to the counter and said to the boy, "Show me the prescription."

"For arthritis."

The boy handed over the prescription.

Cui Jie only took one look and knew immediately that this was a prescription for the anti-league comrade. Because Zhang Zhaolin had frostbite on his body, Cui Jie specially added medicine to treat frostbite.

"Quan Xie, is it gone on the cabinet?"

Cui Jie asked the boy.

Wang Peng glared at him: "No. Doctor Cui, if nothing happens, you can go back to your room and rest. We will take care of you here."

Cui Jie didn't dare to say any more and went back to the back room. What he just said was actually a warning to Tie Zhu. Unfortunately, Tie Zhu didn't notice it.

……

Twenty minutes later.

A car slowly parked on the street.

In the car were Ning Zhiyuan and relatives of Lao Er's family. In order to confirm whether Tiezhu was a member of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, they brought him here from the hospital.

Daping came closer: "Captain."

Ning Zhiyuan said: "Find a way to make him face outward."

Daping crossed the road and came to the clinic window. He reached out and knocked on the window. Tie Zhu, who was sitting by the window, subconsciously turned his face to look outside.

"Are you anxious? The medicine is back."

Daping waved the paper bag in his hand.

Ning Zhiyuan in the car asked: "I saw it clearly. Do you recognize him?"

The second relative was somewhat hesitant: "It looks a bit like that..."

Ning Zhiyuan interrupted him and said coldly: "You think about it before you speak. If you dare to lie to me and I find out, you will bear the consequences!"

The relative of the second child immediately said, "I know him. His name is Tiezhu. Every time the anti-bandit political commissar comes to the village, he follows him. If the political commissar doesn't come, he doesn't come either."

(End of this chapter)