wind in the dark night

Chapter 254 Nameless Fire

Qi Yue said: "Du Juan, we have to be careful. The guy squatting at the foot of the wall wearing a dog-skin hat was sent by Akiyama Yumi."

"sure?"

Dujuan was quite surprised.

Qi Yue hesitated for a moment, then carefully examined it for a while: "It's about the same."

Du Juan asked: "Don't you know him?"

"He is not from the National Police Agency. He followed Jiang Bin during the Taiping Bridge incident. I guess he is Akiyama Yumi's spy."

"Didn't you see his face?"

"No."

"Then how do you know it's the same person?"

Qi Yue said: "There are scars on his head from taking the precepts."

"A monk?"

Dujuan frowned.

Li Sheng is short and stocky, with an honest look and a harmless appearance. Even in the eyes of the vigilant agents, he is one of those people who is most easily overlooked.

Du Juan looked for a while and said, "When I came here, I paid close attention and didn't see this person... Could he be monitoring us?"

Qi Yue shook his head: "If he wanted to monitor us, he should be across the street, or somewhere we can't notice, instead of being right under our noses. From his current position, he should be monitoring the teahouse... Monitoring the teahouse?"

"Probably."

Du Juan looked solemn.

Qi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Go out through the back door and try not to be seen."

"What to do here?"

"I'll handle it."

"What are you going to do about it?"

"I have seen him twice. Apart from Yumi Akiyama, there was no third person present. This shows that in order to hide his identity, he has always been alone and never contacted outsiders. He only had a single line of contact with Yumi Akiyama. This time, it should be the same..."

Du Juan followed Qi Yue's thoughts and continued, "Getting rid of him is equivalent to cutting off the source of danger. No matter what he heard before, it would not reach Akiyama Yumi's ears!"

"That's what I mean."

Qi Yue said approvingly.

Du Juan also knew that if she stayed, it would be of no help at all, but would easily lead to endless troubles. Once the "monk" died on Mai Street, the police would definitely come to the hotel to inquire about the situation. If any acquaintances had seen her, she would inevitably be suspected.

Qi Yue was different. Today, he came to Fujia Dian to meet with the spy on the pretext of investigating a case. Even if he was seen by someone, he had a reasonable explanation.

……

Inside Fuyun Teahouse.

Qiu Weihan looked around and found nothing unusual, so he stepped into private room No. 5.

Li Wenbiao stood up to greet him.

Qiu Weihan asked: "Where are the curtains?"

The curtain rod was empty and there were no curtains hung.

Generally speaking, the VIP rooms of a teahouse are basically located by the windows facing the street. Not only do they have good lighting, but they also allow guests to enjoy the street view. Guests who do not want to be disturbed while talking about serious matters can also draw the curtains.

Before this, Qiu Weihan had come to see specifically and found that the private rooms in the teahouse all had curtains.

"I asked, and the clerk said that the curtains had been sent for washing and had not yet been returned."

Li Wenbiao explained.

Qiu Weihan said, "Then let's go to another private room. We sit here without any cover. We can be seen clearly from outside. If there are enemies following us, we will both be exposed."

"It's the same with the other rooms. The curtains have been washed."

"………"How about changing places?"

"No need to change it, just stay here."

Qiu Weihan didn't want to waste time.

Under normal circumstances, having curtains or not has little impact on the joint. If you are really being targeted by the enemy, having an extra layer of curtains will be of no help, as they can just come in and arrest you.

Qiu Weihan has always been cautious in doing things. Every time he meets with an intelligence agent, he will arrive at the scene in advance to scout the area. For example, this time, he first booked a room on the second floor of the Yingbin Hotel, moved in in advance, and observed the movements around the Fuyun Teahouse.

The waiter knocked on the door and came in, smiling and saying, "What would you like to drink?"

"You haven't had lunch yet?"

Qiu Weihan asked Li Wenbiao.

Li Wenbiao said: "I haven't eaten yet."

Qiu Weihan turned to the waiter and said, "Bring us a pot of black tea, a dried fruit platter, a portion of donkey rolls, and two large hemp twists. Don't give us stale food. We must serve the food that's just out of the pot."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll be there soon!"

The boy backed out.

Soon, refreshments were served.

Qiu Weihan said to Li Wenbiao, "Try the Fuyun hemp flower, it's very famous in this area."

"When will we do it?"

Li Wenbiao asked.

Qiu Weihan said: "The plan has changed. Wait a minute, I will take you to see someone."

Li Wenbiao took a bite of fried dough twist and whispered, "Let me report the situation here. I have eight people under my command, four Mauser C96s, and not many bullets, less than rounds in total. I didn't dare to bring my rifles, so I hid them in the mountains."

"Don't worry about the gun and bullets. I'll take care of it...By the way, Han Bing told me that you recruited a new soldier."

"Yes, his name is Li Sheng, a hunter from Weiziyu."

"Have you investigated it?"

"That night, we took advantage of the darkness to launch a surprise attack on a small group of enemy troops searching the mountain. Li Sheng was very brave and killed two of them on the spot. We also seized a Type 99 rifle."

"How's his shooting?"

Li Wenbiao said: "He was born a hunter and is a very good marksman. I originally planned to arrange him to lead the charge on the day of action. Oh, I brought him here today. He is the one wearing a dog-skin hat under the wall of the Yingbin Hotel."

"Who asked you to bring him here?"

Qiu Weihan's face darkened.

Li Wenbiao explained: "I have never been here before, but he knows the way..."

Qiu Weihan said coldly: "I asked you to meet me. Did I say I was going to meet someone else?"

Li Wenbiao lowered his head: "...No."

"Li Wenbiao, you have been in the Military Control Commission for fifteen or sixteen years for nothing. You acted on your own initiative and without authorization. This is a taboo for secret agents. Do you understand?"

Qiu Weihan scolded in a low voice.

Li Wenbiao was a little surprised. He and Qiu Weihan worked together behind enemy lines. They shared life and death and supported each other. They were usually polite to each other, and he had never seen him get so angry.

In fact, Qiu Weihan’s anger had nothing to do with Li Wenbiao.

Du Juan brought Qi Yue to the hotel to meet him without asking for permission in advance and without any apology. This was undoubtedly an offense to Qiu Weihan, who always valued authority.

Li Wenbiao was just a lieutenant, and his offense to the lieutenant colonel was almost certainly unintentional because he did not have the courage to do so.

Du Juan and Qiu Weihan are only one level apart in military rank, and both have the opportunity to replace the previous emperor. Conflicts at this level are sometimes interpreted as a tentative act of rebellion.

Qiu Weihan sighed softly: "Oh, forget it, you are my old subordinate, I don't want to be too harsh on you, let's not do it again. I'll leave first, in ten minutes, you go to Room 3 on the second floor of Yingbin Hotel, I will introduce someone to you..."

(End of this chapter)