wind in the dark night

Chapter 224 A Photo

In order to test the performance of the telescope more intuitively, Qi Yue stood in front of the window, holding the telescope and looking around aimlessly. Inadvertently, Yumi Akiyama appeared in the camera. She was standing alone in a secluded alley, looking at her watch from time to time.

Obviously, she was waiting for someone.

After a while, a man wearing a gray top hat entered the alley. As his back was facing the police station, his face could not be seen.

When Akiyama Yumi approached, the man took off his hat and nodded. The light was very good during the day, and his hair was short, so through the Type 98 high-power telescope, the ordination scar on his head could be clearly seen.

——It’s the “monk” who followed Jiang Bin!
Qi Yue watched intently.

Yumi Akiyama and the man talked in a low voice for a while, and then they left. Qi Yue followed the man with his telescope, hoping to have a chance to see his face, but the man never turned back. He walked through the densely packed shops and soon disappeared around the corner of the street.

On the other side, Yumi Akiyama came out of the alley, bought a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts on the street, and walked towards the police department.

Qi Yue picked up the letter from Yumi Akiyama on the table and touched it with his hand. Inside was some hard paper that looked like photos. He thought for a moment, locked the door, picked up the thermos on the ground, put the envelope on the mouth of the bottle, and let the heat from the water soften the sealing glue.

After waiting for about two or three minutes, carefully cut open the seal with a blade.

Sure enough, there was nothing in the envelope except a photo. In the photo, Yumi Akiyama was holding the young Nobita, and a middle-aged man was standing behind her, with his hand on Yumi Akiyama's shoulder.

There is a line of words written on the back of the photo: Akiyama Daio's first birthday, spring of Showa 5.

The year 1930 was the fifth year of the Showa era. At that time, Yumi Akiyama was 18 years old. It can be seen from the photo that her brows were full of the childish expression that only girls have, and she was immature and reserved.

Qi Yue put the photo back into the envelope, took out the alcohol lamp, lit it, and dried the seal of the envelope.

……

The work of the communications team is very simple, sending and receiving telegrams, deciphering messages, and detecting enemy radio signals. Including Yumi Akiyama, there are only nine people in the communications team, with clear division of labor and each responsible for their own area.

At this time, Akiyama Yumi frowned and was concentrating on operating the radio detection equipment, muttering, "Strange..."

"Is there anything unusual?"

Qi Yue asked from behind.

He often came to the communications class, nominally to inspect the work, but actually to obtain first-hand intelligence. For example, Qi Yue would know about the intercepted telegrams before they were sent to the section chief's office.

"Recently, the enemy station seems to have entered radio silence... But that shouldn't be the case. During the punitive operation, how could the Communists in the city not contact the anti-bandit movement?"

Yumi Akiyama said with a frown.

Qi Yue thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be a problem with the detection equipment?"

Yumi Akiyama shook her head slightly: "As long as the anti-bandit forces send a message, the Communists in the city can receive it, and so can we. However, because the code is encrypted, the message is difficult to decipher. Even if it is deciphered, it will become a piece of waste paper after the validity period has expired."

"It would be nice if we could get the secret code."

Qi Yue put the letter on the operating table.

Akiyama Yumi asked, "My letter?"

Qi Yue explained, "It was sent from Japan. Oh, you were not here just now, and the guard left it with me, so I brought it to you."

Qi Yue gave Nobita a gift, and Akiyama Yumi had a good impression of him. In addition, Junichiro Shibuya had instructed the two of them to cooperate with each other. Akiyama Yumi already treated Qi Yue as her own and was not shy about many things.

She tore open the envelope and said happily, "It must be a letter from Hanako. Hanako is my aunt's cousin. We are best friends..."

When seeing the photo, Yumi Akiyama was stunned.

Qi Yue asked: "Who is this?"

Akiyama Yumi forced a smile and said, "This was taken in the park when Nobita was one year old. That, is my father."

"Oh……"

"Deputy Captain Qi, if it's convenient, I'd like to take your car later."

"No problem, I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Thank you."

Yumi Akiyama was only a police lieutenant, which was not a rank that allowed her to be equipped with a private car. She usually took the tram or rickshaw to and from get off work.

……

No. 84 Binshan Road.

Bai Mansion.

Bai Xue sat on the sofa, stroking the Bagua brooch on her chest, thinking about every little detail of her time with Qi Yue, feeling extremely annoyed.

"Director, you're back." The servant greeted.

Bai Peicen walked in with a beaming face.

Mrs. Bai came down from upstairs: "It's only four o'clock, why are you back so early today?"

Bai Peicen handed the coat to the servant: "I'm a little tired after a day of meetings. I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I came back early."

Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "So, it's better to be an official. You can go wherever you want and you don't have to ask for permission from anyone."

Bai Peicen sat down and looked at his daughter: "Xue'er, you didn't go out today?"

Bai Xue said sullenly, "I don't want to go out."

Bai Peicen smiled and said, "It's good to stay at home. In a few days, even if you want to stay at home, you probably won't have time."

"why?"

"Because you have to go to work."

"……work?"

"Xue'er, although you are a girl, you should also plan for your future. As the higher-ups have made unified arrangements to give priority to officials' families in arranging jobs, I have secured a spot for you. You can first go to the Binjiang Salt Administration for training. Once you have accumulated a certain amount of experience, I will find a way to transfer you to other departments."

"I dont go."

"why are you not going?"

"do not like."

"Xue'er, the Salt Administration is great. Director Yang and your father were classmates in middle school and they have a good relationship. He will definitely take care of you when the time comes."

Mrs. Bai persuaded from the side.

Bai Xue said, "I don't need any care."

Bai Peicen asked with a smile, "If you don't want to go to the Salt Administration, where do you want to go?"

Bai Xue remained silent.

Bai Peicen said: "It doesn't matter if you haven't thought it through yet, just take your time to think about it. We have plenty of time. As long as it's within Binjiang Province, it won't be a problem."

Bai Xue hesitated and asked, "I heard that a Japanese named Matsui Daisuke was killed. Is that true?"

Bai Peicen asked: "Has Yu Jincheng been here?"

Bai Xue nodded: "Yes, he came here at noon. He came to return a book. The last time he came, he borrowed a book from me."

Mrs. Bai smiled and said, "He borrowed another book before leaving. He will come back to return the book in two days and borrow again. He did this to see Xue'er. This Yu Jincheng is really resourceful."

Bai Peicen also laughed: "He is trying to please the other party, so he is thoughtful."

Bai Xue said with a straight face: "I don't like this. People should be upright and honest, instead of trying to be clever."

Mrs. Bai disagreed: "It doesn't matter if he is clever or not, as long as he has the heart, that's good. I'm afraid he doesn't have the heart. He is really good to you."

Bai Peicen said, "You guys go out first. Xue'er and I have something to say."

Mrs. Bai took the servants to the kitchen.

Bai Peicen closed the living room door, sat on the sofa opposite Bai Xue, and said seriously: "Do you know who killed Matsui Daisuke?"

Bai Xue shook her head: "I don't know."

Bai Peicen lowered his voice: "It's Yu."

Bai Xue was surprised and speechless for a long time.

Bai Peicen sighed and continued, "From this incident, we can see that Yu Jincheng is really good to you. Think about it, besides your parents, who else in the world would be willing to take such a big risk for you? No one, right? So, Xue'er, you have to cherish him."

"I do not understand what you're saying……"

Snow White muttered.

In fact, she knew the secret of her joining the Red Cavalry very well, and Yu Jincheng should also know it.

I remember what Yu Jincheng said: "I would do anything for you", and now it seems that it was indeed the truth.

(End of this chapter)