Starting from 40, holding the Star Mall to lead the motherland

Chapter 54 Timely Rain

Two hours later, Peng Lifeng came to report to Ding Gaoming that someone saw a man in black clothes leaving the back alley at around five o'clock.

Peng Lifeng said: "The witness said that the man was about 1.7 meters tall and thin. Because it was still dark and he was wearing a hat covering his face, we couldn't see his appearance clearly."

Hearing this, Ding Gaoming suddenly remembered that the murderer in the "Anjing case" was about one meter tall and relatively thin. Could it be that... these two characteristics alone are not enough to find this person. But this person is not from the Military Control Commission or the Central Control Commission, and he can't be from the Red Party. So where is he from?
Ding Gaoming felt that this was too passive and he had to take the initiative to force the other party to reveal their true intentions. However, he didn't even have a direction to go in, so how could he force them?

There are many docks in Shanghai, and Huatong Dock is one of the most important docks in Shanghai. A large warehouse was built outside it, so that the map of the place where Chen Yongming hid his things could be roughly known.

She rented a house near the Huatong Wharf. At night, she climbed over the wall and entered the warehouse. By then, the patrolmen had gone to bed, and because the weather was cooler and there were no insects, the entire warehouse was silent.

After searching for a while, Han Hui found the warehouse Chen Yongming had mentioned. She unlocked it with her master key. Once inside, she put everything into her storage space and left. Unexpectedly, as she approached the wall, someone in the distance shouted, "Catch the thief!"

The people at the dock were alarmed. Han Hui thought to herself that this was not good. In this situation, the dock would definitely send out a large number of people to search for her. She couldn't hide in the space, otherwise she would be trapped here.

Thinking of this, Han Hui climbed over the wall and went to her rented apartment. After changing her clothes and throwing her nightgown into the space, she climbed into bed and went to sleep.

When the Japanese soldiers came to search, Han Hui opened the door and yawned. She asked the two Japanese soldiers outside, "Sir, it's so late, what do you want?"

The Japanese soldier in front pushed her away and went straight into the house to search.

The enemy behind him checked Han Hui's ID and returned it to him after confirming that there was no problem.

Han Hui rented a single room with only simple furniture like a bed and a wardrobe, so the search was complete in less than a minute. The leading thief found nothing and cursed the poor fellow as he left.

Han Hui closed the door immediately after they left, then pricked up her ears to listen for any noises outside. After they left and things quieted down outside, she entered the space.

Han Hui counted the things she had just collected and found a wide variety of items, including medical supplies such as medicines, bandages, disinfectants, as well as accessories such as batteries, transistors, and inductors.

When checking the medicines, Han Hui discovered that one of the medicine boxes contained six sulfa drugs.

There were quite a lot of things, but the only regret was that there were no weapons. However, she also knew that the Japanese were very strict in checking weapons. If you were caught smuggling supplies like medicines and batteries, you could get them back if you paid them. But being caught smuggling weapons was like being sentenced to death, and no one could get you out.

At dawn, Han Hui had breakfast and then returned to the dock.

Han Hui noticed something was amiss as soon as she arrived at the dock. Returning to the office, she found Zhang Ziqiang inside. "Brother Zhang, what happened?"

Zhang Ziqiang said, "Someone sneaked into Huatong Wharf last night and tried to set it on fire. Fortunately, we discovered them in time and prevented them from succeeding. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous. The boss was called to a meeting as soon as he arrived. We won't have an easy time these days."

As Zhang Ziqiang had predicted, the security department was required to patrol the dock warehouse 24 hours a day. As for holidays, all were canceled.

Originally, it was still two days before their turn to work the night shift, but now the situation has changed, and Han Hui was arranged to go on patrol with Zhang Ziqiang that night.

On the way, they met four groups of people. One of them had a bad relationship with Zhang Ziqiang. He said in a mocking tone: "I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time. I miss her so much. I'll go and have a drink with her when I have a break."

Han Hui was a little confused. As far as she knew, Zhang Ziqiang's wife was gone, and he was living with his mother and three children.

Zhang Ziqiang clenched his fists, his eyes red as he said, "Cai Fugui, can you f*cking say that again?"

Cai Fugui said frivolously, "My sister-in-law's skin feels as smooth as silk..."

Han Hui slapped Cai Fugui, leaving five finger marks on his face. Cai Fugui was furious and immediately fought back, but was beaten to the ground by Han Hui and couldn't get up.

The patrol team took matters into their own hands, a truly nasty incident. Han Hui was not only docked half a month's wages and forced to write a letter of apology, but also had to cover Cai Fugui's medical expenses. Only because she had Chen Wenpeng's backing, otherwise she would have been fired.

Zhang Ziqiang felt both grateful and ashamed, and said, "Xiao Han, I'm sorry. It's all my fault that I got you into trouble."

Han Hui didn't care and said with a smile: "Why would I be in trouble? It's only half a month's salary. My mother can make four or five yuan a day selling braised dishes. Even if I don't pay, it's enough for the family to eat and drink."

On the other hand, Zhang Ziqiang had a mother who was in poor health and constantly on medication, and three young children who all depended on him. If he lost this job, he wouldn't be able to find another job paying as much outside, and the family would have a hard time making ends meet.

Zhang Ziqiang said, "Xiao Han, if you need me in the future, just let me know."

Han Hui responded with a smile.

Because of this incident, Li Jingang gave Han Hui a day off: "Considering that this is your first time, the punishment is relatively light. If it happens again, you will be expelled."

Han Hui admitted her mistake on the surface, but she thought in her heart that if she met such a rude person again, she would beat him up.

When she got home, Han Hui saw Xiaocao brushing kelp.

Braised meat is relatively expensive and few people buy it, but the sales of braised eggs, dried tofu, kelp, lotus root, etc. sold along with it are considerable.

Xiao Cao stood up in surprise when she saw Han Hui. She wiped her hands on her apron and said, "Miss, why are you back so early today?"

Han Hui didn't hide it either, mainly because she couldn't. If she didn't tell him now, Huang Shufen would find out when she went to chat with He Sanmei: "Last night while on patrol, I beat up a man with a bad mouth and was punished to reflect on my mistakes at home."

Xiaocao immediately started cursing Cai Fugui.

Huang Shufen came out of the kitchen after hearing the noise. She knew what had happened but was not angry: "If you can't do it, come back and sell braised dishes with mom."

The braised food stall opened five days ago and is open at noon and evening every day. The food is so delicious that we can’t even sell it all.

With daily income, Huang Shufen feels more confident and in better spirits.

Han Hui smiled and said, "If I don't work at the dock anymore, I'll find other work. Mom, I was on patrol last night. Don't call me for dinner later. I'll come down and eat by myself when I wake up."

I slept until 4pm. It was unbearable, I hadn't slept for two days and two nights, and I almost fell asleep on the tram on the way back.

When Han Hui went downstairs to eat, Han Mengyang called her to his room and said, "Xiao Man, the docks are full of mixed people and it's not suitable for you. I can ask my friends to find you a job at the trading company."

"No, I'm having fun doing it."

In the middle of the night, Han Hui went to look for Wang Chuan. Just like last time, she took out a cloth bag and put it back in the yard.

Wang Chuan heard three knocks on the door and immediately got up and went to the backyard. He groped in the dark and picked up the cloth bag and returned to his room. The previous times the cloth bag had been filled with gold and was very heavy, but this time it was very light.

Back home, Wang Chuan was thrilled to see the contents of the box. This was truly timely! His radio's transistors were broken and needed to be replaced urgently, but radio parts were controlled items. Not only were they expensive to buy, but they also had to be wary of the Japanese or Unit 76 following their leads. The parts sent by the Dragon Guardian would last a long time, and there was no need to worry about being targeted by the Japanese or their secret agents.

(End of this chapter)