wind in the dark night

Chapter 324 I Know Where He Is
In a dark room.

Li Wenbiao and Xiao Wuzi sat opposite each other across an octagonal table, having dinner, a bowl of steaming pork stewed with sauerkraut, a plate of salted radish strips, and a few cornmeal buns.

Xiao Wuzi picked up a piece of fat meat and put it into Li Wenbiao's bowl: "Boss, you eat meat, it's so delicious, better than wild boar meat."

Li Wenbiao didn't move his chopsticks. He looked at the meat in the bowl, feeling extremely depressed. He sighed softly: "You eat it. I can't eat it."

Xiao Wuzi asked: "What's wrong?"

Li Wenbiao looked gloomy: "Xiao Han told me that a week ago, all the brothers captured in the Tiger Village were killed by the enemy."

Xiao Wuzi opened his mouth wide and his chopsticks fell to the ground with a snap.

At this time, there were rhythmic knocks on the door outside the house, three long and two short, with an intentional pause in between. This was the secret code used by Han Bing.

"The contact person is here."

Xiao Wuzi went to open the door.

Li Wenbiao took out his pistol, loaded it with bullets, and let his hand holding the gun hang under the table. If he found something wrong, he would be ready to fire at any time.

He also came from the Military Control Commission and was extremely vigilant. He knew that he had to be extra careful on enemy territory and always be prepared for the worst.

After a while, Qiu Weihan and Wu Jingzhong came in under the guidance of Xiao Wuzi. Li Wenbiao was stunned for a moment and stood up to greet them.

Qiu Weihan looked at the food on the table and said with a smile, "The food is good."

Xiao Wuzi was a little confused.

He didn't know Qiu Weihan, let alone Wu Jingzhong. When Han Bing asked him to open the door, he went outside the house to keep watch and didn't even come in.

Li Wenbiao said, "Wu Zi, go to the back door and keep an eye on it."

Xiao Wuzi agreed and walked out.

Li Wenbiao knew that Qiu Weihan came in person because there must be something important. With Xiao Wuzi's identity, it would be inconvenient for him to be a listener.

Qiu Weihan introduced him: "Wen Biao, this is Special Commissioner Wu from the headquarters. He is sent by Boss Dai to come to Manchuria to handle relevant matters. During this period, everyone in the Binjiang Station of the Military Control Commission, including me, must obey the orders of the Special Commissioner."

Wu Jingzhong waved his hands repeatedly: "Old Qiu, please don't say that. Let's discuss everything. I'm new here, and if there's anything I don't understand, I'll need to ask you guys for more advice - including Lieutenant Li."

"Hello, Special Envoy."

Li Wenbiao bowed in greeting.

Wu Jingzhong smiled and said, "It's extremely dangerous to lurk behind enemy lines, so there's no need to be polite. Lieutenant Li, everyone here is our friend, so please put away the bullets. If they go off accidentally, it's no joke."

"Sorry, I just forgot."

Li Wenbiao turned off the safety of his pistol.

Wu Jingzhong said solemnly, "Over the years, in extremely harsh conditions, Li Wenbiao has persisted in dealing with the enemy in the puppet Manchukuo region and fought bravely. He is a role model for our generation. Here, I verbally convey the promotion order of the Ministry of National Defense. From now on, Li Wenbiao will be promoted to the rank of captain for his accumulated military merits!"

Li Wenbiao put his feet together and stood at attention and saluted.

Wu Jingzhong said, "I came here today to announce the promotion order and to ask you something... On the night when the Tiger Village was ambushed, you captured an accountant named Yang Feng, right?"

"Correct."

"Which two words?"

"what?"

"What are the two characters in your name?"

"Yang for poplar, Feng for harvest."

"sure?"

"Sure. I've seen his ID, and that's what it says."

"How old is he?"

"About forty years old."

"What does he look like?" Li Wenbiao recalled for a while: "He is not tall, half a head shorter than me, with a round face, wearing glasses, and a few pockmarks on his nose, but they are not obvious."

Wu Jingzhong nodded slowly: "Then it can't be wrong, it must be him."

Qiu Weihan asked, "Special Commissioner, who is this Yang Feng?"

Wu Jingzhong said: "Head of the Communist Party's North Manchuria Prefectural Committee, codenamed Lao Niu."

Qiu Weihan said: "I have heard of the code name Lao Niu, but as far as I know, the Special Agent Department is also looking for him. If there really is such a person, why can't they find him?"

Wu Jingzhong said: "It's very simple. Yang Feng must have other fake identities. It's impossible to find someone by the name Yang Feng."

Qiu Weihan was very cautious: "The name Yang Feng is very common and ordinary. Binjiang has a population of nearly one million. What I mean is that there are at least 8,000 people with this name. As for whether this Yang Feng is Lao Niu, I think..."

"Definitely is."

Wu Jingzhong was very confident, and then added: "I know him."

Qiu Weihan and Li Wenbiao looked at each other, both very surprised. How could two people who seemed to have no connection with each other know each other?

Wu Jingzhong sighed, "It's a long story. Back then, I studied abroad at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. Yang Feng and I were classmates. We sat in the front and back seats. He was short and sat in the front seat. I was very familiar with him. So, when I heard what Captain Li said just now, I concluded that the man must be him!"

Li Wenbiao asked: "So, at that time, you knew he was a Communist?"

Wu Jingzhong smiled and said, "Of course I know, because I am also a Communist Party member and we work in the same organization. There is no need to hide our identities from each other."

Li Wenbiao was stunned.

Wu Jingzhong thought for a moment and said, "Oh, not only am I a Communist, but my deskmate at the time, the chairman's eldest son, Mr. Jianfeng, is also a Communist."

Li Wenbiao was completely confused.

Qiu Weihan smiled slightly, patted his shoulder, and explained, "The special commissioner was joking with you. In the early years, the special commissioner did join the Communist Party. As for Mr. Jianfeng, he had no choice at that time and was forced to join the Communist Party. After all, he was under the control of the Su Lian people at that time."

Wu Jingzhong sighed and said: "Time flies. 14 years have passed. Among the three of us, I have long since turned back from my wrong path, and Mr. Jianfeng has also escaped from the control of the Communist Party. Only Yang Feng has persisted in his wrong path and has assisted the evil without knowing it."

Li Wenbiao disagreed with Wu Jingzhong's statement. In his opinion, this was a period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it was too harsh to describe Yang Feng as "aiding and abetting the tyrant."

Wu Jingzhong looked at him and said slowly, "To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country. The Japanese invaders are just a minor problem, and the Communist Party is the real threat! Captain Li, the chairman has given you instructions, you must remember them in your heart."

Li Wenbiao was shocked when he saw Wu Jingzhong's meaningful gaze. "The Special Envoy has taught me this. I will keep it in mind, Chairman!"

Wu Jingzhong smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I just said what I felt, I don't mean anything else. However, it is necessary to keep the alarm bell ringing. We can't ignore the essence of the matter just because we have temporarily joined forces."

Qiu Weihan said: "In the North Manchuria region, the Communist Party is very powerful. The Binjiang Detachment alone has more than 500 people. In principle, from a realistic point of view, we should try our best to avoid friction..."

Wu Jingzhong interrupted and said, "Some frictions are unavoidable. We must find a way to find Yang Feng. Once we find him, we can find out the spy hidden in our ranks."

Qiu Weihan was stunned when he heard this: "Spy?"

Wu Jingzhong said: "Boss Dai believes that Manchuria is close to the Soviet Union and the Communist Party is thriving here. If we want to be invincible, we must be airtight and solid!"

Qiu Weihan said: "That's natural."

Wu Jingzhong changed the subject: "But, Boss Dai is not particularly satisfied with the work of Binjiang Station. For example, the traitor Jiang Bin is still at large. Old Qiu, you have to hurry up on this matter."

Qiu Weihan said: "Special Commissioner, please rest assured that the matter of dealing with the traitor Jiang Bin has been put on the agenda. Within three days, the traitor will be brought to justice!"

Wu Jingzhong nodded: "So, it is easier said than done to be airtight and solid. Who can guarantee that there is no second Jiang Bin among us? Yang Feng is the person in charge of the Communist Party in North Manchuria. As long as we find him, we will know how many spies are hiding among us. Of course, all this must be done in secret. As you said, during the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, we should try to avoid friction."

Qiu Weihan frowned: "Binjiang is so big, with a population of nearly one million. It would be quite difficult to find someone who deliberately hid himself..."

Li Wenbiao suddenly said, "Special Envoy, I know where he is."

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PS: Wu Jingzhong was mentioned in the last two chapters. Some book friends may think that the author has nothing else to write about, so he brought in characters from TV dramas to make up the numbers.

Actually it is not.

Historically, Wu Jingzhong was a real person. He studied in the Soviet Union and was a classmate of Chiang Ching-kuo in his early years. He served as the head of the Sino-Soviet Intelligence Section of the Military Intelligence Bureau, the director of the Investigation Office of the Eighth War Zone Headquarters, the chief of the North Manchuria District of the Military Intelligence Bureau and concurrently the chief of the Binjiang Station. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was transferred to the chief of the Tianjin Station of the Bureau of Security and concurrently served as the director of the Intelligence Department of the Tianjin Garrison Command.

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