The train driver in the courtyard

"Counselor Li, are you okay?"

Officer Liu's shouts came out muffled from his helmet, and the filter canister of his gas mask made a hissing sound as he ran.

"Search for the hostages immediately, and act quickly!"

After confirming that Officer Liu was safe, Li Aiguo's flashlight drew a trail in the poisonous fog.

He pushed the door open and rushed into the small warehouse next to it.

Fortunately, with the dim light, he saw at a glance that the hostage was tied up tightly with ropes and lying on his back on the ground.

At this time, the hostage saw Li Aiguo coming in, his heart filled with joy, and he opened his mouth to shout.

"Be quiet, hold your breath, the air is poisonous!"

The hostage, who had just begun to feel hope, quickly shut his mouth and his face turned pale with fear.

"Follow my instructions and I'll keep you safe."

As Li Aiguo spoke, he squatted down and untied the ropes on the hostage.

He looked the man up and down and made sure he had no obvious injuries.

At this time, Secretary Liu also rushed into the small warehouse.

"Advisor Li, there's poisonous fog outside. How do we get her out?"

Li Aiguo looked up at the window above the warehouse, then at the hostage: "Girl, can you still stand up by yourself?"

The hostage had experienced a terrifying moment tonight and managed to stand up, but her calves could not stop shaking. It was obvious that she was unable to climb up to the window by herself.

Fortunately, the window is not too high, only about two meters high.

Li Aiguo squatted down with a flashlight in his hand: "Come on, hold your breath and lie on top of me."

Although the hostage was scared, she was still obedient. She probably weighed less than 90 kilograms, so it wasn't too heavy to carry her on his back. Li Aiguo shouted to Officer Liu, "Old Liu, squat down."

After Officer Liu squatted down, Li Aiguo stepped on his shoulders, grasped the window railing with one hand, and raised a flashlight with the other hand and smashed it hard on the glass.

With a loud sound of breaking glass, the window was opened.

"Push harder!"

Secretary Liu took a deep breath and slowly stood up.

Li Aiguo felt that the height was enough, so he grabbed the railing tightly and kicked his legs hard, then jumped out of the window covered with broken glass.

When Li Aiguo landed on the ground, the bright searchlights outside shone over, making the ground as bright as day.

The moment it landed, the dazzling searchlight illuminated the ground like daylight.

Li Aiguo narrowed his eyes and realized that people had gathered outside the workshop.

There were members of the meteorological team, officers from the water plant’s security department, and soldiers who came to support.

Everyone stared at him intently, their eyes full of excitement and anticipation.

Wait until you can see clearly that the hostage is safe and sound.

"Whoa Whoah"

The applause came like a wave.

Li Aiguo was about to stand up when the crowd suddenly separated into a passage.

Accompanied by Staff Officer Xiao, Lao Xu strode forward in the heavy rain.

As he walked, he clapped his hands: "Comrade Li Aiguo was fearless in the face of danger and smashed the enemy's plot. He is truly the bravest of the three armies!"

"Thank you for your praise, Commander. You have always been my role model."

"As a commander, you should lead by example." Lao Xu's voice was particularly loud in the rainy night. "This is the foundation of leading troops in battle!"

He turned around and looked at the group of uniformed soldiers and said, "Comrades, Comrade Li Aiguo taught us a profound lesson tonight with his actions!"

Li Aiguo looked at the shoulder straps on the military uniforms and couldn't help but gasp.

Lao Xu actually brought the commanders and fighters from the Jinling area!
Staff Officer Xiao stepped forward quickly and handed over a raincoat: "Commander, please put it on first."

Lao Xu waved his hand: "No need!"

He walked up to Li Aiguo and looked at this good disciple carefully: "How is the situation?"

Li Aiguo seemed to understand the purpose of Lao Xu's visit and reported loudly: "Report to the commander, seven bandits took hostages and entered the water plant workshop, attempting to blow up the water plant equipment. Five bandits have been killed so far, and the fate of the remaining two is unknown."

"I don't know whether he is alive or dead?" When these words came out, not only Lao Xu looked puzzled, but the officers and soldiers behind him also frowned.

Only when someone goes missing on the battlefield can one be said to be missing, life or death is unknown. The workshop is so small, how can one not figure it out?
At this time, the poisonous fog in the workshop had dissipated. Section Chief Liu and Zhou Ke led people in and carried out several bodies.

The corpses were corroded by strong acid and it was no longer possible to recognize their human form.

There were two "suspected humans" struggling on the wooden board. Their shapeless mouths tried to make any sound, but because their vocal cords had been corroded, they could only make a humming sound.

Although they couldn't hear clearly, everyone present knew that the two men wanted to give them a quick death.

Everyone understood what it meant to be in doubt about life or death.

Everyone looked at Li Aiguo with awe.

Everyone looked at the two "suspected persons" without any sympathy.

They knew too well the crimes these people had committed. When these bandits gained the upper hand, they behaved like beasts.

Lao Xu, a veteran who has experienced many battles, couldn't help but be slightly shocked by Li Aiguo's decisive measures.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly uttered a word: "Okay!"

"Pass on my order to hold a battlefield commendation meeting immediately! In this water plant compound, let all the officers and soldiers who participated in the battle come to attend!"

The rain gradually subsided, and in the beam of the searchlight, the raindrops flickered like silver threads.

The soldiers and meteorologists quickly lined up, and the water plant security officers also spontaneously gathered around.

Lao Xu stood on a makeshift wooden box and spoke in a powerful voice:
"Tonight's battle showed our bravery! Comrade Li Aiguo sneaked into the enemy camp alone to protect the drinking water safety of the people in the city."

Li Aiguo stood at the front of the team, rain sliding down his diving suit. Well, this thing itself is a raincoat.

Old Xu changed the subject and swept his eyes across all the officers and soldiers like a knife: "Nanjing has been peaceful for so many years. We thought the enemy had disappeared long ago, but we didn't expect them to dare to make such a big fuss right under our noses!"

His tone became more severe. "If the comrades at the Jinling Weather Station hadn't discovered the conspiracy in advance, what would Jinling look like now?"

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly froze. The officers and soldiers looked solemn with their backs straight.

Li Aiguo finally understood why Lao Xu wanted to make such a big scene and why he held the land occupation commendation meeting in the rain.

This is to serve as a reminder to some people.

Humans are social animals. If we want to unite people's hearts and unify their will, such "vigilance" is essential.

The commendation meeting was very effective, with a murderous atmosphere filling the air in the heavy rain.

The commendation ceremony was brief but shocking, and the rain was filled with a solemn fighting spirit.

Lao Xu had to rush back to the military region to take charge, so he shook hands with Li Aiguo and left in a hurry.

Section Chief Liu and Team Leader Zhou were responsible for cleaning up the scene, while Li Aiguo turned around and headed towards the jeep to check on the other teams.

After taking two steps, a figure rushed out from the small iron house.

"Leader, my husband, how is he?" He Dahong ran to Li Aiguo in the rain and asked anxiously.

"I'm sorry, but he's dead."

"What? Dead? That's great!" He Dahong almost cried with joy. After noticing the surprised looks around her, she quickly restrained her expression and said angrily, "Liu Desheng actually colluded with the enemy. He should have died long ago!"

Seeing Li Aiguo about to leave, she quickly stopped him: "Leader, do I count as having made a contribution? Have I completely drawn a line between myself and Liu Desheng?"

"I guess so." Li Aiguo turned to look at Section Chief Liu: "Section Chief Liu, take He Dahong over to make a statement."

"Yes!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much."

Liu Desheng's body was under the tent next to them, but He Dahong didn't even look at it. He followed Chief Liu and left in a hurry.

Li Aiguo looked at her, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Liu Desheng really deserved to die, but he had never done anything wrong to He Dahong, and this woman didn't feel sad at all.

Arriving at the jeep, the old cat who stayed behind gave Li Aiguo a thumbs up and said, "I heard that the chief praised you in person just now. Great! You are the first one in our weather station to be praised by the chief."

Li Aiguo originally planned to change his diving suit, but now he thought that this thing was very useful as a raincoat, so he just changed his shoes and put on work shoes.

"How's the situation?"

"The situation is very good. Fifteen teams have completed their tasks so far." Lao Mao handed Li Aiguo a cigarette and said.

"Where's Xing Zhi?"

“No news has been received yet.”

As soon as Lao Mao finished speaking, the indicator light on the intercom lit up.

"This is the second team, this is the second team, calling the commander-in-chief, calling the commander-in-chief."

The old cat picked up the intercom.

"This is the commander-in-chief. This is the commander-in-chief."

"Report, we have locked down the leader's location. He is currently hiding in the Old Jinling Church."

"Surround the church and do not act on your own!"

After Lao Mao put down the intercom, his face turned grim.

"The church is in trouble now."

In this special era, some places are particularly sensitive, and churches are one of them.

The status of churches in old Jinling was particularly high.

If we rush into the church directly, it might cause big trouble.

"What should we do now?" The old cat looked up at Li Aiguo.

"Catch him." Li Aiguo crushed his cigarette butt and got into the jeep, "No matter where he hides.

I don’t know what church it is, I just know that this land is soaked in the blood of the martyrs and will not allow rats to dig holes in it.”

As powerful as a tiger.

Resolute attitude.

The righteousness is Lingran.

If it weren't for the church being involved, Lao Mao would really applaud Li Aiguo.

What a pity this is a church.

Many things need to be considered comprehensively and not act recklessly.

Seeing Li Aiguo's firm attitude, Lao Mao was a little worried and wanted to persuade him, but considering that the specific situation was still unclear, he nodded and picked up the intercom.

"Attention everyone, the target location is the Old Jinling Church!"

The team members who had completed the finishing work all got on the GAZ and opened the car.

On a dark, rainy night, a convoy of vehicles roared towards the direction of the old Jinling University.

The gatekeeper at the main gate had been controlled by the meteorologist. Li Aiguo quickly saw through the car window that Xing Zhi was lecturing a security officer.

He rolled down the window and asked, "Stationmaster Xing, what happened?"

Xing Zhi ran over and saluted Li Aiguo first, then pointed at the security officer and said, "This is the guy. When I first came here, he lied that Professor Ji went to the cinema, which gave Professor Ji the opportunity to sneak into the church."

The security officer was shaking all over and cried in defense: "I really didn't know he was Dieter..."

Li Aiguo felt no sympathy for the security officer's plight.

It is precisely because of the existence of such people that the weather station encounters difficulties in carrying out its work.

"Get in the car first and report the situation."

"Yes!"

Xing Zhi asked two meteorologists to arrest the security officer first, then got into the jeep and explained the situation in detail in the bumpy carriage.

At present, Professor Ji has fled into the church. They tried to enter the church but were stopped by church staff.

"It's all my fault for being too slow. If I had rushed into the church before Fu Kaisen arrived, I would have accepted the punishment I received afterwards."

Looking at Xing Zhi who looked anxious, Li Aiguo patted him on the shoulder gently: "Old Xing, don't be anxious."

After saying that, Li Aiguo looked at the darkness outside the window and squinted his eyes: "Why did Professor Ji have to hide in the church?"

Xing Zhi was a little confused when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Advisor Li, if there is a place in Jinling that can protect him, it must be the church."

"Really? If Professor Ji was the kind of person who placed his hopes on others, he would have been caught long ago."

"What do you mean?" Xing Zhi felt that he didn't understand.

The old cat was also full of doubts. At this time, all the suspicions were just guesses, and Li Aiguo had no way to explain it clearly, so he asked directly: "Have you investigated Liu Huaishu's whereabouts?"

Liu Huaishu was the head of the Liu family fur shop. It was he who planned the attack on the Ji family fur shop, which led to the destruction of Ji Huai's family.

After finding out this information a while ago, Li Aiguo specifically instructed the Jinling Meteorological Station to continue digging deeper.

Although Xing Zhi had no idea what the relationship was between this long-decrepit former fur merchant and this matter, he quickly pulled out a piece of information from the file bag.

"We have found out that Liu Huaishu currently lives in Shuanglong Commune on the Yangtze River. The head of the household, Chen Shuangquan, was Liu Huaishu's former farmhand and had received favors from him."

Li Aiguo tapped his fingers on his knees and ordered, "How far is this place from Shuanglong Commune?"

"About twenty miles."

"Has the Commune been on the phone yet?"

"No."

"Send someone there immediately."

Zhou Ke interjected: "Do you think Professor Ji will take revenge on Liu Huaishu? That's impossible. Professor Ji didn't do anything back then. Besides, he was hiding in the church."

Xing Zhi opened the car window to take a look and expressed his opinion: "Advisor Li may suspect that Professor Ji knew that he was going to die and sent someone to kill him."

As he spoke, he picked up the intercom: "Headquarters, headquarters, this is the commander-in-chief. Send someone to Shuanglong Village immediately to find a family named Chen Shuangquan."

As soon as the Jinling Weather Station finished its reply, Xing Zhi hung up the intercom with a "click" and the jeep braked suddenly to a stop in the square in front of the church.

At this moment, the rain suddenly became heavier, and the big raindrops hit the roof of the car with a dense drumbeat sound.

A flash of pale lightning streaked across the night sky, illuminating the church spire for an instant, then returning to darkness in the next instant.

More than thirty meteorologists spread out in a fan shape, the black barrels of their guns gleaming coldly in the rain, and rain dripping down their hat brims.

Li Aiguo wiped the rain off his face, his work boots making a dull sound as he stepped into the puddles. His gaze pierced the oak door like a knife.

"Report!"

A team leader, soaking wet, ran over quickly, straightened his back in the rain and saluted in a standard military salute. "We have negotiated for the third time, and Professor Fu Kaisen still refuses to cooperate! There are suspected armed elements in the church!"

Li Aiguo's eyes were cold and raindrops dripped down his chin.

Without hesitation, he raised his arm and pointed at the gate: "Prepare for a storm!"

Xing Zhi and Zhou Ke originally thought that when Li Aiguo came here, he would definitely negotiate with Fu Kaisen first. When they heard this order, they were all shocked.

But looking at Li Aiguo's tense jawline and resolute back, they ultimately did not step forward to dissuade him.

The rain blurred everyone's vision, and only the church spire appeared and disappeared in the lightning, as if foreshadowing the coming of a storm.

"Dit is hiding in there!"

"The superior has ordered us to prepare for a strong attack!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be shot on the spot!"

In the heavy rain, as orders were conveyed, weathermen drew their pistols and soldiers raised their rifles.

The situation is on the verge of breaking out.

Sudden.

The church door opened.

A figure came out with his hands raised high: "Can we talk first?"

It was raining heavily, and dozens of gun muzzles were shaking slightly in the rain.

Bishop Ferguson's white robe was soaked by the rain and stuck to his body. His raised hands looked particularly pale under the searchlight.

"Stand back!" Li Aiguo shouted sternly, his right hand on his pistol.

Zhou Ke noticed that there seemed to be a shadow swaying in the flickering candlelight in the church behind the bishop.

"Advisor Li," Fu Kaisen's voice was unusually calm amid the thunder. "Advisor Li, the person you are looking for is indeed hiding in the church basement. I can lead the way myself, but only you can go in alone."

Zhou Ke and Xing Zhi looked at each other, and joy appeared on their faces.

This proposal was exactly what Xing Zhi wanted, and he even took half a step forward.

"No." Li Aiguo's decisive voice was like a bucket of cold water poured down, "We suspect that there are enemy spies here, and we must conduct a comprehensive search!"

Fu Kaisen's face suddenly darkened: "Advisor Li, please note that this is a sacred church."

"This is Jinling!" Li Aiguo suddenly raised his voice, which was particularly harsh in the rainy night. "This is our land, a place stained with blood!"

Just at this moment, a pale flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, illuminating Fu Kaisen's face which was filled with shock, anger and helplessness.

Xing Zhi's heart rose to his throat again. He was lucky to be able to step into the church door. It would not be wise to break up with Fu Kaisen at this moment.

Li Aiguo took half a step forward. This seemingly provocative action contained a deeper meaning that others could not understand.

He was helping the old priest in the most dangerous way.

"Professor Fu Kaisen, an individual is as weak as an ant in front of the wheel of the general trend."

As someone who has been here for decades, Fu Kaisen has long felt this.

But asking him to give up the church was absolutely impossible.

Fu Kaisen's face darkened, and he wanted to interrupt Li Aiguo, but Li Aiguo suddenly waved his hand to stop him: "We may not be able to stop the tide of the times, but we can choose how to face it.

Will it drift with the tide and turn into dust, or will it bloom persistently in the cracks like a moss flower? ! "

When these words were spoken, Fu Kaisen was stunned at first, then he thought about it carefully for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

This young man at the weather station is about to hand him a great opportunity!
Fu Kaisen has faced several crises in the years since he came to Old Nanjing.

Fierce devils, greedy enemies
As the most devout believer, he made the appropriate choice every time, and each choice had only one purpose: to preserve the old church and continue to spread the doctrine.

The trend that has been blowing in recent years has left him at a loss as to what to do and unable to see the future clearly.

This is also the reason why Fu Kaisen did not stop Professor Ji even though he knew that he was using the church to do all those messy things.

Now Li Aiguo's words woke him up.

Even if you cannot fight against the tide of the times, you might as well find ways to adapt to it.

Zhou Ke felt that Li Aiguo was talking about something incomprehensible today.

But what surprised him even more was that Fu Kaisen, who had just been prepared to fight to the death, suddenly changed his attitude.

Fu Kaisen waved his hand inside and said, "Fellow believers, put down your guns immediately!"

When the last gun barrel was retracted into the window, the old priest walked up to Li Aiguo and said, "Now our Old Jinling Church has entered a new era."

Although Zhou Ke still didn't understand, from the gesture of invitation made by Fu Kaisen, he knew that the church had completely given in.

"This patriotic brother is really amazing. With a bunch of incomprehensible words, he actually convinced the bishop who had not surrendered in the face of the army."

"Go in and search!"

"Be careful with your attitude and don't destroy things."

Zhou Ke was still immersed in excitement. Li Aiguo waved his hand and he and a group of team members rushed in impatiently.

With the help of people inside the church, the entire search went particularly smoothly.

In less than a moment, a secret room hidden underground was found.

"We relied on this secret room to escape the Japanese invaders. Later, the situation eased and the secret room was sealed. Only Professor Ji and I know the exact location of the secret room."

As he spoke, Fu Kaisen opened the door of the secret room.

The dim light poured into the secret room, dispelling the thick darkness, and the secret room suddenly became chaotic.

"How did they find this place?"

"Professor Ji, didn't you promise that these people would never be able to enter the church?"

"Answer me!"

"Get out of here!"

Li Aiguo shone the flashlight in the direction where there were six people in the secret room. Five of them were wearing grey Zhongshan suits and looked fat, and they looked like they were of unusual status.

"Members Chen, Zhou, and Liu from the Maintenance Committee, Mr. Liu from Sanchuan Trading, and Mr. Lu from Jinling Flour Factory." Seeing those five people, Xing Zhi's expression became excited.

These people were once the most prestigious figures in old Jinling. Every time they stomped their feet, the ground in Jinling would tremble three times.

"It's a misunderstanding. It's absolutely a misunderstanding. We were deceived by Professor Ji. Bah, that bastard Ji Huai." Mr. Chen is worthy of being a big factory owner. He quickly woke up from his panic and looked at Li Aiguo with a smile.

"You must be the new leader of the weather station. Don't worry, we will definitely cooperate with the weather station from today on."

"I heard that the weather station is short of jeeps. I'm willing to donate five. No, ten jeeps, all new. How do you think?"

Ten jeeps were a huge sum of money in any era, but Li Aiguo didn't even look at him and pointed at Professor Ji who was wearing a white priest's robe.

"Take off your hat."

Professor Ji's body suddenly stiffened and he stood still as if he had been electrocuted.

"pick up!"

Professor Ji remained motionless.

The five people also looked at Professor Ji with puzzled eyes.

Zhou Ke realized that something was wrong, and rushed forward, grabbed the back of the man's neck with his iron-like hands, and ripped off the black hood with a "swish".

The blinding beam of flashlight shone directly on the pale face, illuminating the dense beads of sweat on the unfamiliar facial features.

"Damn it! Isn't this Professor Ji!" Old Master Chen was just thinking about whether he should take out the hidden small yellow croaker. When he looked up and saw the man clearly, he couldn't help but shout out.

Professor Fu Kaisen took two steps back and bumped into the stone wall, his eyes widening behind his lenses: this counterfeit even imitated the birthmark on his neck so vividly.

The basement suddenly became silent, with only the sound of gasps coming from time to time.

Everyone at the scene was shocked.

This man's appearance and figure were exactly the same as Professor Ji's. With his hood on, in the dim light, even Fu Kaisen, who had worked with Professor Ji for many years, could not recognize him.

It is obvious that Professor Ji had lured these people into the secret room, but he himself had already escaped.

"What's your name?" Li Aiguo grabbed the man and dragged him out.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, this person had no ability to resist at all and fell to his knees: "Report to the commander, I don't know anything. I was selected by Professor Ji, and he asked me to be a chameleon."

Zhou Qin met Professor Ji ten years ago.

He was originally a crew member of an old ferry, but was chosen as Professor Ji's nephew because he looked very similar to him.

Professor Ji found him a temporary job in the logistics department of the old Jinling University.

Zhou Qin was responsible for some light work in the warehouse every day and could get a salary of 25 yuan per month, for which he was naturally very happy.

Professor Ji had only two requirements for him: to be ready to answer the phone at all times and to strictly maintain his body shape and not to lose weight or gain weight.

Ten years passed like this, and Zhou Qin still thought he was really Professor Ji's nephew.

Tonight, Zhou Qin suddenly received a call from Professor Ji and came to the church. Professor Ji put a priest's robe on him and pushed him into a secret room.

"I always thought Professor Ji was my uncle."

"Leader, I really don't know anything!"

Looking at the confused Chameleon, Zhou Ke couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "The plan was set up ten years ago. Professor Ji is very clever!"

Lao Mao and Xing Zhi looked at each other, their faces as gloomy as iron.

The people they tried so hard to capture were just pawns; the real players had already escaped.

The frustration of failing at the critical juncture entangles everyone's heart like a poisonous snake.

There was dead silence in the secret room.

Even the five guys handcuffed in the corner held their breath, as if even breathing would alert some unspeakable danger.

The city of Jinling blurred into chaos in the rain.

After ten years of planning and a tight net, how easy is it to catch a shadow in such a maze?

boom!
Outside a bolt of lightning struck from the sky.

"Ferry, Mr. Liu, Shuanglong Commune!" Li Aiguo rushed out of the secret room, shouting as he ran: "Everyone gather! Target Shuanglong Commune, set off immediately!"

At this time, in the pouring rain, a GAZ jeep was moving hard on the muddy road.

"Aunt Bai, after we finish this last thing, we can leave here." The dark shadow sitting in the back row whispered, his voice terrifyingly calm.

The old woman in the driver's seat narrowed her cloudy eyes and gripped the steering wheel with her skinny fingers: "Master, you have endured it for so many years, I thought you had forgotten the grudge between the master and the lady."

"Hatred is a knife and a whip that keeps me alert at all times!" The black shadow looked out the window and whispered, "It's a pity that the damn Li Aiguo was just one step behind."

Lightning in the sky slid down, silhouetted against a face.

This person was none other than Ji Huai who was supposed to be in the secret room.

(End of this chapter)