wind in the dark night

Chapter 308 You are in me, I am in you (Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!)

Binshan Road.

Guangyi Bookstore.

Liu Xiaochen stood in front of the window, casually browsing the book in his hand, glancing out the window from time to time. Across the street was the Binjiang Police Department.

The guy was wiping the bookshelf with a rag.

Liu Xiaochen thought for a moment and stepped forward: "Let me ask, what time does Director Bai of the Police Department usually go to work?"

The guy said, "Around seven o'clock."

Liu Xiaochen said, "So early?"

The clerk said, "This is still late. Sometimes they come before seven o'clock. In the entire police department, Chief White is the first to come."

Liu Xiaochen asked: "How do you know?"

The guy grinned and said, "I've been working here for five or six years. Director White's car goes in and out every day. Don't you think I should not know?"

Liu Xiaochen took out a dollar and stuffed it into the waiter's hand: "When Director Bai's car comes later, please let me know."

Looking at the banknotes in his hand, the waiter smiled and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I'll tell you when the car comes."

From the way Liu Xiaochen was dressed, one could tell that he was a man of status and culture; otherwise, the waiter would not have agreed so readily.

Liu Xiaochen came today, planning to meet with Bai Peicen in private, and try to avoid the people from the Secret Service Department, especially Qi Yue. In his opinion, there must be some connection between his father's death and Qi Yue.

As the door opened, Bai Xue walked in.

The boss was sitting at the counter, sorting out the accounts. When he heard the door open, he subconsciously looked over. He knew Bai Xue, who often came to buy books, so he greeted her and said, "Hey, Miss Bai is here."

Bai Xue smiled slightly and paced among the bookshelves. She came out too early and had nowhere to go, so she planned to read for a while in the bookstore and then take the tram to school.

She is now very worried. She does not have any of the joy she had before her marriage. She only feels confused and uneasy, and passively accepts everything that is about to happen.

At this time, a car from the Transportation Bureau drove over and slowly stopped in front of the police station.

Qi Yue got out of the car and said to Zhao Zhenhai and Wang Peng in the car: "I'm going to buy a newspaper. You don't have to wait for me. You can go in first."

Zhao Zhenhai agreed and drove into the police department.

Liu Xiaochen stood in front of the window and saw Qi Yue crossing the road and walking towards Guangyi Bookstore. He couldn't help but frown and muttered to himself: "This is really a narrow road for enemies to meet. There is no way to avoid it..."

Qi Yue came to the bookstore, looked at the various newspapers piled on the counter, and said to the boss: "Give me a copy of Kant News."

On the other side, Liu Xiaochen hid behind the bookshelf.

Qi Yue paid the money and noticed someone was looking at him out of the corner of his eye. He turned around and saw Bai Xue with a complicated expression.

"Xue'er, why are you here?"

Qi Yue stepped forward.

Bai Xue lowered her eyelids: "I'm reading a book."

Qi Yue said: "I mean, why are you here so early in the morning?"

Bai Xue took a deep breath, raised her head and looked at Qi Yue, and said calmly: "Why am I here? I live nearby, and I got out of work early, so I came here to read a book to kill time. It makes sense, right? I'm not waiting for you, don't get me wrong."

"I don't think so..."

"Then what do you think?"

"I, I won't bother you anymore. Goodbye."

Qi Yue left the bookstore.

Bai Xue stood there for a moment, and an irresistible urge in her heart drove her to quickly chase after him. Standing at the door of the bookstore, she said loudly to Qi Yue: "I'm getting married, are you just leaving like this?"

Qi Yue turned around and looked at the emotional Bai Xue. He felt a dull pain in his heart. For a moment, he wanted to run over, hug the trembling girl, and tell her the truth.

Love or not.

It's all just a matter of thought.

Across the street, the two men looked at each other in silence.

Qi Yue quickly calmed down on the cold street. He knew very well that he could not do anything or say anything. He really cared about Bai Xue and could only cut off the emotional ties. After calming down for a while, Qi Yue slowly said, "I wish you the best... If I have time, I will go to your wedding."

Bai Xue glared at him: "...Okay."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Qi Yue entered the police department.

Shirayuki walked towards the tram stop.

Everything was normal on the busy street and no one noticed Yu Jincheng's cold face in a car parked on the street.

Baigongguan and the Police Department are both on Binshan Road. Yu Jincheng came to pick up Bai Xue for work without saying hello. His original intention was to please his fiancée who was lukewarm towards him, but he accidentally saw this scene.

"Who was that lady just now?"

Liu Xiaochen asked the waiter.

The clerk said, "You don't even know her? Miss Bai, Director Bai's daughter, often comes to the store to buy books, sometimes she buys more than a dozen."

Liu Xiaochen seemed to be thinking about something.

……

After one hour.

Office of the Chief of the Secret Service.

Gao Kejian invited Qi Yue to sit down and said, "I just got the news that we won a great victory in this bandit suppression campaign. Except for the bandit leader Hong Tianlei who managed to escape, all the more than 150 bandits were wiped out!"

"so many people?"

Qi Yue was surprised.

According to previous intelligence, there are about eighty bandits in Hong Tianlei's group. Even if there are discrepancies, it can't be that much.

Gao Kejian explained, "Not only the bandits, but also their families, wives and children. Alas, I heard that many of those so-called family members were nearby villagers who were kidnapped by the bandits and taken to the mountains to become their wives."

"Killing innocent people to gain credit again."

Qi Yue sat down slowly.

Gao Kejian glanced at him and said, "This time, we are not killing innocent people for credit. We are suppressing the bandits without leaving any alive. This is tacitly approved by the higher-ups. First, it will reduce troubles. Second, it will eliminate future troubles and eradicate all evil."

Qi Yue said: "This kind of thing is afraid that it will spread out and have a bad impact on us. If we execute a few red elements, some people will say that we are killing innocent people..."

"report!"

"Come in."

A police officer pushed the door open, saluted, and placed a piece of paper on the table: "Chief Gao, your telegram is from Shanghai."

Gao Kejian motioned the police officer to go out, unfolded the telegram and read it, then handed it to Qi Yue and sighed, "You are in me and I am in you. As far as espionage is concerned, this sentence still makes sense. You see, as long as the conditions permit, anything can be discussed. It doesn't have to be tit-for-tat."

The content of the telegram was very simple: While in Shanghai, Pan Yuanliang had secret meetings with Li Shiqun of the Special Agent Headquarters and Colonel Toka, Chief of the Strategy Section of the General Staff Headquarters of the Japanese Central China Expeditionary Army, with unclear intentions.

"Who is Pan Yuanliang?"

Qi Yue asked Gao Kejian.

Gao Kejian said: "The Communist Party's spy chief in Central China is very mysterious, isn't he?"

Qi Yue read the telegram again: "Is the source of this information reliable?"

Gao Kejian said: "Absolutely reliable. As the saying goes, you are in me and I am in you. Although Manchukuo and Chairman Wang in Nanjing are allies, it does not prevent the two sides from sending spies to each other. Haha, the purpose of doing so is not to distrust the other party, but to be able to quickly obtain first-hand intelligence."

Qi Yue said: "The question is, what can they talk about when they meet?"

Gao Kejian smiled slightly: "As long as it is beneficial to oneself, anything can be discussed. I guess this is a divisive tactic used by Li Shiqun - first stabilize the New Fourth Army in northern Jiangsu, so that there is no worry, and then we can concentrate on dealing with Chongqing."

Qi Yue said: "Defeat them one by one."

Gao Kejian nodded: "Director Li's move is indeed brilliant. It seems that we should learn more from others and defeat them one by one. Hmm, this is something we can really learn from..."

(End of this chapter)