wind in the dark night

Chapter 331 Taiping Grocery Store

Two hours ago.

Jiudaowan Taiping Grocery Store.

There was a small blackboard hanging on the door with a line of words written on it in chalk: Collection of various second-hand goods.

Han Bing took a look and pushed the door open.

Hanging up this sign means that everything is normal at the contact point. If it is changed to "Collecting various old items", it means that the situation is abnormal and contact is suspended.

One word difference, opposite meaning.

The grocery store is divided into two parts, the front is used for business, and the back is the living area, with two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen.

The boss’s surname is Liu and his name is Taiping.

At this moment, he was standing in front of the window, playing with two jingling steel balls in his hands.

He was the only one in the store. His wife Guilan had gone out to buy groceries and had not returned yet. People in the grocery store just bought and went, so there were usually few outsiders.

"Do you accept old clothes?"

Han Bing put the box on the counter.

Liu Taiping said: "No one is home."

Han Bing asked, "Where's my sister-in-law?"

Liu Taiping said: "I just went out."

Han Bing asked: "How is it arranged?"

Liu Taiping said, "You have to stay out of the spotlight and can't stay in Binjiang. Old Qiu asked you to go to Acheng because Tiechui is short of manpower."

Han Bing nodded: "Okay."

"Someone will escort you there. Go to the Xiangfang Post Office at 0926pm. There will be a car waiting for you there. The license plate number is ..."

Liu Taiping shut up halfway through his words and made a gesture to keep quiet. In the flying snow, someone was walking towards the grocery store.

Han Bing opened the box and took out two pairs of trousers. He pretended to be angry and yelled, "Look carefully, this is top-quality Japanese fabric. You are trying too hard to lower the price, aren't you?"

Liu Taiping said seriously: "Young man, it's not that I'm trying to bargain hard, but for this kind of fabric, if you go to the pawnshop and ask, they won't accept it even if you give it to them for free."

As they were talking, a person came in - Qiu Weihan, who was covered tightly with a hat and scarf, pushed the door open.

Liu Taiping was somewhat surprised. Qiu Weihan had just come here not long ago and was not expected to come again in the short term. At the same time, he also knew that Qiu Weihan's personal visit must mean something important.

Qiu Weihan looked at Han Bing.

Liu Taiping immediately whispered, "One of us, he is Han Bing."

Although Han Bing was the liaison officer responsible for delivering messages between Qiu Weihan and the Tiger Village, he had never met Qiu Weihan. Every time a mission was carried out, the message was conveyed through Liu Taiping.

In fact, only a few people at the Binjiang Military Control Station had seen Qiu Weihan.

"Old Wang missed."

Qiu Weihan looked serious.

Lao Wang is Jiang Bin's superior. He was ordered to eliminate the traitor Jiang Bin. Jiang Bin was very alert and found that something was wrong, so he withdrew in time.

In front of special envoy Wu Jingzhong, Qiu Weihan claimed that "the rebels will be brought to justice" within three days. Such a result made him very embarrassed.

You have to know that Wu Jingzhong represents Boss Dai, and what is said to Wu Jingzhong is actually said to Boss Dai. Even if he will not be punished for failing to get rid of Jiang Bin, at least he will leave an impression of "ineffectiveness" in Boss Dai's mind.

Qiu Weihan came to the contact point to arrange another anti-traitor operation in a short period of time and try to reverse the unfavorable situation for himself.

Qiu Weihan continued, "Fortunately, Lao Wang has found Jiang Bin's residence. Jiang Bin has become alert. We must take action as soon as possible."

Liu Taiping said: "Then let's do it tomorrow. I will notify the action team in District 1..."

Qiu Weihan said: "It won't work tomorrow. If we delay, something bad will happen. Let's act in the afternoon!"

Liu Taiping asked: "Are you still going to let Lao Wang go?"

Qiu Weihan said: "Why did Lao Wang fail? Because Jiang Bin was wary of him. This time, he had to use a new face."

Liu Taiping hesitated and said, "The problem is that we don't have enough time. We need to notify the action personnel, go to the scene to check the location, and confirm the target. This whole process will take at least half a day."

"You know Jiang Bin, right?"

Qiu Weihan asked Han Bing who was standing beside him.

Han Bing said, "When I poisoned Liu Dacheng, I gave Jiang Bin potassium cyanide. I didn't know who he was at the time. Later, when the Security Corps encircled and suppressed the Anti-Japanese United Army in Kaoshantun, Jiang Bin was also present. I only then knew that he was a special agent." Qiu Weihan nodded, "That's why I rushed here. This operation will be carried out by you and Lao Liu. After completing the mission, I will send you directly to Acheng. Have you used palm thunder?"

Han Bing said: "I have used it."

Qiu Weihan reached into his pocket and pulled out a Browning M1906 pistol known as the "Palm Thunder": "This kind of gun can be hidden in your pocket. You don't need to take it out. You can just aim at the target and fire directly."

"clear."

Han Bing took the pistol.

The Browning M1906, which is only the size of a cigarette box, is a compact miniature pistol that is not easily discovered when placed in the palm of the hand, so it is called a "palm bomb."

Liu Taiping said: "The problem is, I have never carried out an operational mission... If you ask me, since Li Wenbiao is in the city, it is better to send him. He is a soldier and has a better chance of success."

Qiu Weihan said, "Li Wenbiao has another mission and cannot be free. Also, Lao Liu, you don't have to worry too much. Let Han Bing do the specific execution. He has experience and you are responsible for cooperating."

"Okay. Where is it?"

"No. 6, Taipingqiao South Lane. It's the second one from Shanxi Noodle House."

"Number 6, South Lane. Remember that."

"Jiang Bin has a gun in his hand. Don't force your way in. Wait for the opportunity. He will come out sooner or later."

"clear."

There were footsteps outside the house.

Liu Taiping said: "My wife is back."

Every time he came to the contact point, Qiu Weihan appeared as a second-hand goods dealer. In this way, the grocery store had a basis for collecting second-hand items on his behalf.

As soon as the door opened, Liu Taiping's wife Guilan came in with a basket of vegetables. She brushed off the snow on her body and said, "It's too cold today. The chicken we just killed is almost frozen solid..."

When I looked up, I saw Qiu Weihan.

"My sister-in-law is back."

Qiu Weihan greeted.

Guilan rolled her eyes and said, "Oh, isn't this Boss Qiu? He hasn't been here for a while."

Qiu Weihan said, "I've been busy lately... Um, Lao Liu, you received too few items, so I won't take them for now. I'll take them together next time."

Liu Taiping said: "Okay."

Qiu Weihan tied his scarf on, pushed the door and left.

Han Bing put the clothes back into the box and said to Liu Taiping, "The price you gave is too low. I'll go ask somewhere else."

As he spoke, he left with his suitcase.

Liu Taiping said to his wife, "You watch the store. I have something to go out for."

Guilan asked, "Where are you going?"

Liu Taiping said, "Manager Li from East Street, his daughter is getting married tomorrow. We've been friends for many years, so I'll go and help out."

Guilan frowned: "It's a woman's business when her daughter gets married. You are a grown man, what do you have to do? Why are you meddling in it?"

"As a friend, even if you can't help, it's good to support someone."

Liu Taiping dressed and walked to the door. He thought for a moment and said, "Gui Lan, I may be back late. The store will close on time. You don't have to wait for me."

Guilan asked, "When will you come back?"

Liu Taiping said, "About seven or eight o'clock, maybe eight or nine o'clock."

Guilan's face darkened, and she stood in front of the door: "Don't leave yet, I want to ask you, are you hiding something from me?"

Liu Taiping said: "No."

Guilan said, "What on earth does that Qiu do? Why do you two have to whisper to each other for a long time every time he comes?"

Liu Taiping said helplessly: "Business is not something we can discuss, but now you are complaining about it, as if we have done something bad."

"I don't think he's a good person."

Guilan was very unconvinced.

(End of this chapter)