The train driver in the courtyard

After interrogating Liu Fuli, the investigation team learned an important clue.

After receiving the news from Liu Fuli, Zhang Caixia immediately fled the capital by train and went to Jichun to seek refuge with her old customer.

According to Liu Fuli's account, the old customer was named Guan Debao, and he was the young manager of Jichun Guanjia Mountain Goods Store before liberation.

Before liberation, the common people in Shanhuozhuang used to refer to businesses that dealt in wild and fine leather.

The winter in Jichun area is very cold and long, so many farmers and hunters in the mountainous areas take horsetails, pig bristles, cat and dog skins and mountain products to mountain product stores to sell them to grocery stores. Some hunters also send dog, cat skins, goat skins, etc. to mountain product stores.

The mountain goods store would then transport the furs to big cities for sale, and Guan Debao was in charge of the official fur store's business in the capital.

Young people love beautiful women. Guan Debao, as a businessman, has plenty of silver dollars in his pocket, so he often hangs around the Bada Hutongs and frequently patronizes Zhang Caixia's business.

In addition, he was generous, and after a few visits, he became Zhang Caixia's patron.

Liu Fuli also knew about Guan Debao's existence.

He was even afraid that Guan Debao would help Zhang Caixia redeem herself, and he had investigated Guan Debao's background.

This investigation was not a big deal, but Liu Fuli was terrified.

It turns out that Jichun’s housekeeper was actually a Huzi, and later on he was even associated with the Japs.

He was so scared that he didn't dare to look for Zhang Caixia for a whole month.

Later, Liu Fuli discovered that Guan Debao did not regard Zhang Caixia as his own woman, and only then did Liu Fuli dare to appear in the Eight Great Hutongs.

Before liberation, the Japanese retreated from the Northeast, and because the government had committed so many evil deeds, even their shops were wiped out.

The housekeeper was ruined, but he left a way out for Guan Debao.

Relying on his excellent leather-wrapping skills, he became a leather-working master in the Jichun No. 1 State-owned Leather Factory.

Li Aiguo felt that the problem was very serious and immediately reported the clues to the farmer in person.

[Farmer] looked at the materials, was silent for a moment, raised his head and said: "Comrade Aiguo, we may catch a big rat this time. Lao Mao and Lao Chen have cases on hand now, so you should go to Jichun."

"Yes!" Li Aiguo stood up and saluted.

******
The next morning, the sunlight shone through the mottled shadows of the trees and onto the gray-tiled and green-brick roof.

In the yard, wisps of smoke rose from several chimneys, and the breath of life permeated the air.

"Brother Aiguo, why are you going on a business trip again?"

While packing her luggage, Chen Xueru looked at Li Aiguo who was eating dumplings and muttered softly.

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she quickly stuck out her tongue and made a cute face.

"I firmly support the work of you train drivers, otherwise Huang Shuxian would have talked to me."

"Don't worry, my dear. It will probably only take two or three days to go to Jichun to fix the minor problem on the motorcycle."

Li Aiguo shook his head helplessly. It seemed that his wife was dissatisfied with his frequent business trips.

Well, let’s find a way to make up for it.

Li Aiguo put down his bowl and chopsticks, walked forward with a grin, and casually embraced Chen Xueru in his arms.

He reached his hand into her clothes and kneaded her waist, which was free of any excess fat. He leaned over to her and whispered a hot breath into her ear with his unshaven mouth: "The train is at ten o'clock. We still have two hours. Do you want to?"

Chen Xueru's body suddenly softened, and a blush spread from her ears to her entire body.

She pushed Li Aiguo away, ran to the door, closed it, and pulled the curtains with excitement.

Then, she fell into his arms and said, "Of course I did."

"Really? How much do you want to."

“That’s the thought.”

"hiss"

An hour and a half later, Li Aiguo came out of the house with his luggage, feeling refreshed. He put the luggage on the bicycle seat and pushed his bicycle outside.

"Are you on a business trip again, patriotic brother?" Xu Damao had just come back from outside and came over to hand him a cigarette.

"Let's go to the Northeast." Li Aiguo saw that it was still early, so he took the cigarette and lit it, then said with a smile, "Brother Damao, why haven't I seen you recently? You seem to have lost a lot of weight?"

"Don't mention it. Recently, our steel mill responded to the call from the higher authorities and held an activity to send movies to the countryside. The factory always arranged for me to go to the countryside to show movies."

"Isn't it a good job to show movies in the countryside?" Li Aiguo asked while smoking.

"Oh, forget it. The missions assigned to me this time are all in places like Huangshandian and Yuegezhuang."

Hearing this, Li Aiguo couldn't help but smacking his lips.

Although Yuegezhuang is under the management of the capital, it is more than 140 miles away from the capital and is located in a mountainous area.

Even if Xu Damao rode the factory's bicycle, it would not be an easy job to deliver the projection equipment weighing two or three hundred kilograms to a place more than 140 miles away.

Xu Damao approached Li Aiguo and whispered, "Brother Aiguo, I feel like I'm being targeted by Deputy Director Li. There must be a misunderstanding. You two seem to have a good relationship. Can you help me get Deputy Director Li out?"

"Wait until I get back from my business trip."

"Thank you so much, Brother Aiguo, you are so kind." Xu Damao said with gratitude.

After saying this, he looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Don't tell my wife."

"Got it. Damao, I have to catch the train. See you later."

Li Aiguo agreed, pushed the bicycle and ran two steps, then kicked the pedal with his long legs and said, "Let's go," and the bicycle sped towards the Qianmen Locomotive Depot.

Xu Damao looked at his figure and was about to walk into the courtyard when Jia Dongxu came up from the side.

Jia Dongxu raised his chin in the direction where Li Aiguo left.

"That thief Li Aiguo is on a business trip again."

Xu Damao didn't want to pay attention to him and snorted in response.

"I think the job of a train driver is not that good. I need to travel frequently. My life as a fitter is not as good as it is now." Jia Dongxu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a sneer.

Xu Damao: "."

He felt that he should try to have less contact with Jia Dongxu, so as not to let his super high IQ be lowered by Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu returned home and told Jia Zhangshi the news that Li Aiguo was on a business trip.

Jia Zhang slapped her thigh and said excitedly, "Oh, the bandit is finally gone. Our courtyard can be quiet for a while again."

Qin Huairu: "."

Yi Zhonghai also learned from the aunt that Li Aiguo was on a business trip, and he immediately sat up from the bed.

"Help me get up, I'm cured!"

Yi Zhonghai got up, sat in front of the mirror and tidied himself up for a while, then changed into a new Zhongshan suit, making himself look like a majestic old man in a courtyard house.

Only then did he open the door and walk out.

The residents in the compound were surprised to find that Yi Zhonghai, who had been hiding at home for two months claiming to be sick, had actually recovered.

They all greeted Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai put his hands behind his back and nodded slightly: "During the time when I was ill recently, the atmosphere in our compound has been a little abnormal. In order to nip it in the bud and clean up the atmosphere, we will hold a meeting tonight!"

Residents: “.”

******
Li Aiguo didn't expect that his business trip would cause so many things.

At this time, he had already boarded Train No. 134 to Jichun.

Unlike in the past, Li Aiguo did not sit in the camping car, but sat in the private room of the sleeper car with Captain Chen of the third team of the weather station.

Captain Chen did underground work in Jichun before liberation. He was discovered by a farmer because of his outstanding work ability and was transferred to the Beijing Meteorological Station after liberation.

Captain Chen is still responsible for monitoring the weather conditions in the Northeast on a daily basis. Three years ago, when the Americans airdropped a large number of rats, it was he who led the team to eliminate them.

Upon learning that a mole had escaped capture that year, Captain Chen volunteered to attack again, and was sent by the Farmer to assist Li Aiguo.

In addition to Captain Chen, there are five other team members who are elites of the weather station action team.

They all carried light and heavy weapons, so it was inconvenient for them to ride in ordinary carriages.

After the train left Beijing Station, two team members stood guard at the door. At this time, the team member in charge of communications contacted Jichun with the radio he carried with him.

"This is my hometown, this is my hometown, how is the weather in Jichun?"

"It's winter now, but there hasn't been any moderate snow yet."

The communicator looked up and reported to Captain Chen: "Report, Jichun has not found any trace of Guan Debao and Zhang Caixia yet."

Captain Chen raised his head and said, "Tell them to intensify the search and set up checkpoints on the road leading out of Jichun. The most important thing is to prevent Guan Debao and Zhang Caixia from escaping into the mountains. We expect to arrive in Jichun tomorrow."

The correspondent called back: "Let the wind blow harder and the snow cover all the roads. Hunters who went into the mountains to hunt hid their guns under the beds. The ship has set sail and will arrive at the port when the sun rises again."

Li Aiguo listened nearby and shook his head.

I don’t know which weather enthusiast set up this code word.

The main keywords are all related to weather.

The targets are described according to their levels, such as light rain, moderate rain, heavy rain, rainstorm, light snow, moderate snow, heavy snow, etc.

Every time we communicated in code, the weather would change randomly, and even when reporting some depressing information, it was still hilarious.

However, it was beyond Li Aiguo's expectation that Zhang Caixia and Guan Debao could be called Zhongxue.

Li Aiguo handed Captain Chen a cigarette and asked.

"Old Chen, what is the highest level of your target?"

"Hail, that man is"

Captain Chen stopped talking and smiled apologetically at Li Aiguo: "I'm sorry, this matter involves confidentiality procedures."

Well, I originally wanted to broaden my horizons, but now it seems there is no hope.

When traveling on business with someone like Captain Chen, Li Aiguo only had one feeling, and that was boredom.

Along the way, except for necessary communication, Captain Chen and the team members remained silent.

I, Li Aiguo, can only take out a few books to pass the time.

Woo hoo hoo. Eat like crazy, eat like crazy, eat like crazy
the next morning.

As the train approached Jichun, the communicator contacted the Jichun Meteorological Bureau by radio.

This time, the Jichun Meteorological Bureau reported good news that they had found the traces of Guan Debao and Zhang Caixia.

It turned out that the two did not flee Jichun, and Guan Debao was even still working at the Jichun No. 1 State-owned Leather Factory.

It’s just that Guan Debao took a few days off to take care of Zhang Caixia.

Captain Chen became alert and immediately asked the communicator to call back: "Keep a close eye on these two people, and don't alert them!"

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the train stopped at Jichun Station on time.

Director Bai from the local meteorological bureau and several meteorologists dressed in plain clothes arrived outside the station early in the morning in a jeep.

Seeing Captain Chen and Li Aiguo coming out, Director Bai smiled and went to greet them, tightly shaking Captain Chen's hand: "Old Captain, I didn't expect that we would meet so soon."

"Old White, now is not the time for small talk!"

As soon as Captain Chen entered the working state, he became indifferent to everyone. He walked quickly to the jeep and opened the door.

After several people got on the car, Captain Chen asked impatiently, "What's the situation now?"

"I have sent the most capable monitors to monitor both of them separately, and have not found any abnormalities." Director Bai reported: "Guan Debao is currently working at the leather factory, and we have an insider watching the workshop. Zhang Caixia lives in the Photon Section of Gongle District, outside Jichun."

"The Guangzi section of Gongle District?" Li Aiguo was stunned.

Isn’t this where the Zhou family lived in “The World”?
Director Bai saw Li Aiguo's surprised expression and thought he didn't understand the situation, so he explained: "Photon Film was originally a suburb of Jichun. Before liberation, those who fled came here and built huts.

Most of them are from other places. After liberation, the area was divided into districts, and these residents were given Jichun household registration. "

Captain Chen was familiar with the situation in Jichun and added, "Gongle District is the worst district in Jichun City. Guangzi District is the representative of the dirtiest and messiest areas in Gongle District. It's hard for the residents there to do work, and there are all kinds of people. It seems that Guan Debao put some thought into placing Zhang Caixia there."

The jeep drove along the rugged road and arrived at the Photon Plate in Jichun. (End of this chapter)