Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 667: Silly Pillar's Persistence
"Don't worry, just listen to me." Qi Dasheng took a puff of his cigarette and continued, "At first we all thought someone inside us leaked the information, but later we found out that everyone in Nanluoguxiang knew about it, and they even used it as a topic of conversation after dinner."

Wang Zhan's heart skipped a beat. This was not a peaceful era. It was not true that there were spies everywhere, but there were indeed many spies hiding in Beijing. Wang Zhan then asked, "Do you know who spread the news?"

Qi Dasheng hesitated for a moment and said, "At that time, your uncle Li was very angry and asked the Military Control Commission to conduct a thorough investigation. However, after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find the specific person. But they knew that the rumor came from the alley behind."

Hearing that the sound came from the alley behind, Wang Zhan laughed, a very strange laugh, and said: "Okay, Master, I got it, let's speed up, otherwise Wang Li will complain about being hungry soon."

After a barbecue, the air in several alleys was filled with the aroma of meat. Many people stretched their necks out, and some even walked out of the yard to see whose family was barbecuing. If they knew the family, they could even get a free meal. But unfortunately, no one knew where the smell came from.

Qi Dasheng poured himself a drink and said complacently, "See, roasted mutton still tastes better, doesn't it, Wang Li?"

Wang Li had no time to pay attention to him, her mouth was full and she had several skewers in her hands.

"Eat slowly and don't choke. No one will snatch the food from you." Wang Zhan kept persuading.

After eating the barbecue, Wang Zhan stood up and said, "Sister, stay at home with the master. I'm going to go out for a walk."

Qi Dasheng thought Wang Zhan was upset and wanted to go out to relax, so he ignored him. Wang Li was busy eating and just nodded.

In Courtyard No. 95, there was a small man sitting on the roof of the east wing in the front yard. It was already dark now, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that there was a person sitting there.

The little man stared at the west wing for two hours. Then he jumped along the courtyard wall into the alley, then climbed over the opposite wall and returned to his home. The little man was Wang Zhan.

At this time, Qi Dasheng was waiting for Wang Zhan with Wang Li in the front yard, but unexpectedly, Wang Zhan came back from behind by jumping over the wall and said unhappily, "You can't go through the front door, you have to climb over the wall. Your sister is sleepy and has to wait for you to come back. Hurry up."

Wang Zhan smiled embarrassedly and said, "Thank you, Master. I'll take her to wash up and go to bed." Then he carried Wang Li to the backyard.

Qi Dasheng checked the gate and went back to the house to rest.

But starting from the second day, Wang Zhan started to go out early and come back late, leaving Wang Li completely to Qi Dasheng. Qi Dasheng didn't know what he was busy with and wanted to ask, but Wang Zhan always said that it was a small matter and he would be busy for a few days.

A week later, the Military Control Commission received a letter of complaint, saying that a telegraph was being sent from the west wing of a compound in Zhima Hutong every evening at nine o'clock. The Military Commission saw that there were spies and reported it immediately. A platoon of soldiers was quickly sent to the Military Control Commission, led by a platoon leader named Wu. When Platoon Leader Wu saw the letter, he was a little confused. It didn't say how many people were there? What should he do?
Captain Li of the Military Control Commission thought for a moment and said, "How about we go find the head of that courtyard and find out about the situation there?"

Platoon Leader Wu shook his head and said, "That would alert the enemy and could lead to bad consequences. Who knows if the manager is their accomplice?"

At this time, a child of about 11 or 12 years old ran to the Military Control Commission to find Captain Li, saying that he had something important to report. Captain Li did not dare to neglect him and received the child in another room. The child introduced himself and said, "My name is Yan Jiecheng. I found the spy. He is in Zhima Hutong, in the west wing of the front yard of the third large compound. There are two people in total, a couple."

Captain Li almost jumped up, stood up and asked, "Are you sure?" The student named Yan Jiecheng said excitedly, "I am sure, the telegraph sounded every nine o'clock, and I heard it on the wall of their backyard."

Company Captain Li took Yan Jiecheng to find Platoon Leader Wu. Platoon Leader Wu looked at his watch and made a prompt decision to arrest the man today.

Platoon Leader Wu said: "Let him take us there, we will protect him."

Captain Li said, "I'll go with you." Then he called Sister Wang and followed with his gun.
Yan Jiecheng led the team to the back wall of the slum. Everyone held their breath and waited quietly. Captain Li asked Sister Wang to take Yan Jiekuang aside.

At exactly nine o'clock, the sound of a telegram was really heard from the room. Platoon Leader Wu used gestures to arrange the personnel. Several people guarded the windows, several people guarded the passage from the front yard to the middle yard, and the rest of the people rushed into the house at a wave of his hand. They pinned down the two spies on the spot, quickly removed their jaws, pulled out their fangs, and took them out tied up.

This caused a lot of noise, and the neighbors in the compound walked out of their houses one after another. At this time, an old man with white hair walked out of the east wing quickly, followed the team, and walked out of the yard. He saw Captain Li and Sister Wang at a glance, and also glanced at the child next to them. Yan Jiecheng's face was full of excitement at this time, and all he thought about was making meritorious service and getting bonuses.

The white-haired old man walked up to Captain Li and asked tremblingly, "What happened between Lao Wang and his wife?"

When Captain Li saw that it was Uncle Qiao, the manager of the hospital, he was furious and asked, "Those two people are spies. You live opposite their house and there are sounds of telegrams being sent every day. Didn't you hear anything at all?"

Uncle Qiao said bitterly, "I am old and a little hard of hearing. Besides, I go to bed early. Oh, I am derelict in my duty."

Captain Li didn't say anything else to him. Judging from his appearance, he was quite old. He said, "Wait until the soldiers finish searching. Seal off this room first. I'll contact you tomorrow. Now go back and appease the neighbors in the courtyard."

Uncle Qiao nodded tremblingly and said quickly, "Of course, of course. Oh, how come there are spies in this hospital? Oh!"

Uncle Qiao walked slowly towards the courtyard, muttering to himself as he walked. Before he reached the door, he heard Captain Li saying to Yan Jiecheng, "Yan Jiecheng, right? You should go back early too. We will be very busy today. We will report your case and you will not be able to escape credit for your contribution."

Yan Jiecheng nodded, turned around and walked home happily. Captain Li and Sister Wang also walked quickly towards the Military Control Commission.

Platoon Leader Wu was in the Military Control Commission at the time, and they were preparing to interrogate him overnight. The focus of the interrogation was whether he had accomplices and who his superiors were.
The interrogation lasted until 2 a.m. After the interrogation, Platoon Leader Wu came to Captain Li's office with a worried look on his face. The members of the Military Control Commission had not left yet, waiting for the result. When Captain Li saw Platoon Leader Wu coming in, he stood up and asked hurriedly, "How is it?"

"I've been told that they are a team of three. The team leader is Uncle Qiao next door, the one in charge." Platoon Leader Wu said somewhat disappointedly.

When Captain Li and Sister Wang heard this, they almost died of anger. Captain Li suddenly thought of Yan Jiecheng and shouted, "Not good!", and rushed out with his gun. Sister Wang followed closely behind him, and Platoon Leader Wu and two soldiers also followed.

(End of this chapter)