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Near midnight, a figure quietly slipped out of the bar. Then another figure appeared, followed the figure in front at a distance, and quietly disappeared into the night.
At midnight, in the ruins of Qingshan Village, the moonlight cast shadows on the broken walls, and the silence was so quiet that only the chirping of crickets could be heard. A figure appeared among the ruins, and tried to imitate the croaking of a night owl twice, and soon after, someone appeared.
"Captain Li? Is that you?" The one who imitated the cry of a night owl was stuttering.
"Who else but me would be interested in Night Owl!" Li Youcai approached the stutterer and asked, "How is it? Have you become an Eighth Route Army soldier?"
"Zhao Liang, a soldier from the ninth squad, ninth platoon, and ninth squad of the independent regiment." The stuttering answer was unexpectedly delivered in one breath.
"Oh? Becoming an Eighth Route Army soldier cured your stuttering?"
"No, no stuttering when reporting the number."
"Well, good, I'm relieved now. I've already informed the turret at Lushuipu. If you have any problems in the future, you can go directly to Lushuipu to find me. But there's one thing, you have to do it during the day. The turret won't recognize you at night, so don't let your own people shoot you."
"Okay, I'll remember that."
"Work hard, and you will have a bright future."
"Captain Li, just relax. I am willing to be a good Eighth Route Army soldier!"
"Nonsense! I told you I was undercover!"
"Oh, yes, yes. I am willing to be an undercover agent and I will definitely do my best."
"Okay, that's enough. I'm here to make sure whether you have successfully infiltrated the Eighth Route Army. So don't waste any more time. Come back quickly, or you'll be exposed if you delay for too long."
Hu Yi hid in the darkness, watching and listening, until Jie Ba left, and he still hid in the darkness without showing up. Because he wanted to make sure whether Li Youcai really invited him. If Jie Ba left and he left too, it meant that it was not the invitation. If he continued to stay here and wait, it meant that his guess was correct.
Ten minutes passed and Li Youcai was still there. Hu Yi then quietly put away his revolver and appeared behind Li Youcai slowly.
"Why are you here?"
Li Youcai was so frightened that he turned around and confirmed that the figure was Hu Yi. He then let out a sigh of relief: "I was scared to death. Why did you come just now?"
"Tell me, what are you here for?" Hu Yi went straight to the point without any nonsense.
"To provide important information"
"… "
After waiting for a long time without seeing Hu Yi's reply, he could not help but ask, "Why don't you speak?"
"You also want to join the Eighth Route Army?" Hu Yi's tone was full of disbelief.
"I will join the Eighth Route Army? Let's talk about this question after I quit gambling. To tell you the truth, the Imperial Army has already joined your independent regiment. Considering our friendship, I came here to tell you this news. I urge you to find this bastard as soon as possible, lest it ruin you. Alas - it's because I, Li Youcai, am born with a sense of loyalty, and I can't stand it."
Hu Yi thought quickly and asked, "Are we friends?"
"..." This time it was Li Youcai's turn to be speechless. After thinking carefully, it seemed that... there was really no friendship between them. It was basically an exchange of interests. After holding it in for a long time, he suddenly said, "Isn't it true that I helped Hong Yatou? Hong Yatou and I are friends. I did this for her face."
"Are you afraid that your little thing will be exposed?"
Unable to fool Hu Yi, Li Youcai could only smile and answer: "Well... let's count it as half and half."
"So, this is a matter of mutual help?" Hu Yi didn't intend to let Li Youcai cheat and get favors from him for nothing, lest he take advantage of him in the future.
“Help each other.”
"Do you know who he is?"
"I don't know. I only know that he is one of the Sheep Head Project and should have joined your independent group."
"One from the Sheep's Head Project? How many in total?"
"I don't know about this either. The Sheep Head Project was personally supervised by the military police captain. How could a worthless person like me master it? I just heard this news by accident."
Li Youcai did not tell the whole story. He was not stupid enough to reveal all his cards. He only believed in his luck and did not trust anyone else.
Hu Yi nodded: "I will report this matter."
"Don't just report it. You must hurry up. Be sure to inform your subordinates about my matter. After all, I have helped you, Commander Hu, a lot. You can't be disloyal!" Li Youcai emphasized the importance of the matter, fearing that Hu Yi would not take his life seriously.
"Okay, if there's nothing else I'm leaving."
"Wait, there's one more thing."
"explain."
"I am using Jiebazhen as an undercover agent. I will report everything about your 9th platoon and Qingshan Village to the military police."
Hu Yi didn't say anything, but his breath was a little cold.
"I can't just eat and not work, right? Are you a fool to be in the Imperial Army? This is an order given to me by the Military Police, and I have to do it even if I don't want to. If you really don't want to, you can just shoot that stutterer, and then I will find another way to investigate you. Failure is also a job, and at least I can save my life even if I can't keep my hat as captain."
"..." Hu Yizhen was speechless about this weird traitor. He could say such a shameless thing politely and with reason.
"I'll be the one to tell you the secrets. At least I can give you a warning in advance. If someone else were to tell you the secrets, you'd have a bigger headache. Besides, what I'm selling is the organization of your ninth platoon, the number of people, and the location of your garrison. The Imperial Army won't be interested in such a small number of you for the time being. You just need to be more vigilant at ordinary times."
"Get out of here before I regret it!"
"I'm leaving! I'm leaving now! I promise to leave as far away as possible!" Li Youcai turned around and ran away.
Hu Yi watched the traitor's back disappear into the night, then turned and left south.
…
The next morning, in the Political Work Department Office in the Dabeizhuang Youth League Compound.
Su Qing bent over the desk and wrote a list, then put it into a file bag. In the directory of the file bag it was written: Organizing a list of transportation personnel.
He placed the file bag on the table, pulled a strand of hair from his head, and carefully pinned it in an inconspicuous place on the file bag.
"Secretary Su, are you looking for me?" Xiao Bing walked into the door.
He motioned Xiao Bing to close the door, then whispered, "Go tell Li Zhen to come over here, and also..."
After a while, Xiao Bing was surprised and said, "This, this, this team leader will definitely criticize me to death, right?"
"I'll criticize you as much as I want. I'll explain to the team leader on your behalf afterwards."
Not long after Xiao Bing left, Li Zhen came to the Political Work Department.
Su Qing smiled and motioned her to sit down: "Your file has not been created all this time. I forgot about it. This is my negligence in my work."
Li Zhen also smiled slightly: "It's nothing. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten it myself."
"Are you not busy now?" Su Qing asked casually as he opened the drawer and took out the file paper.
"Nothing, not busy."
Bang! Suddenly, a gunshot rang out outside the compound, shocking Li Zhen. Su Qing immediately stood up and rushed to the door, panicking and asking the guard in the compound, "What happened?"
"I don't know." The guard pulled out his gun and rushed to the gate. The regiment commander and the political commissar also came out of the house in surprise.
So Su Qing followed the guard and rushed out.
Not far from the compound, Xiao Bing, with a sad face, said to the crowd that came over after hearing the noise: "I accidentally... the gun went off."
The regiment commander raised his big hand with a sullen look on his face and gave Xiao Bing a slap on the neck: "That's outrageous! Are you a new recruit? All the guards platoon assemble for a meeting! How can you be so lax?..."
Su Qing returned to the office and created a file for Li Zhen. After Li Zhen left, Su Qing carefully observed the file bag placed next to the desk. The hidden hair was still there, indicating that the file bag had not been touched by anyone.
Her beautiful eyebrows were tightly knitted. Although the test results were different from what she expected, Su Qing still determined that Li Zhen was the biggest suspect. However, this kind of thing cannot be done without evidence. Once it is wrong, it is not only a matter of wrongly accusing a good person, but also will make the real enemy disappear. Now it seems that if you want evidence, you can only investigate, there is no other way.
…
The regiment commander was yelling at the guards on the playground, and his voice could be heard in the regiment's compound. The political commissar in the main room of the regiment looked up and said, "Hey, Su Qing, what's the matter?"
"It was my instruction that Xiao Bing shot me."
"What?"
Su Qing explained what happened to the political commissar, and then said, "I have always suspected her, and now it seems that I have no choice but to investigate. In addition, the matter of the traitor must be resolved, because the impact is too bad. As the second-in-command, he destroyed the entire organization and sacrificed too many people. At the same time, the county's limelight has passed, and a new transportation station must be established. Therefore, I must go into the city."
The political commissar stood up, looked out the window and thought for a while: "I don't agree with you going. You can find a suitable person to go into the city to handle these matters."
"We only have these people in our group. Who else could be more suitable than me?"
"What will happen to the Political Work Department if you leave?" Ding Deyi was reluctant to let Su Qing take the risk. Currently, the independent regiment only had this senior officer, and Ding Deyi liked him for his work ability and prudence. He could be regarded as the greatest helper to him as the political commissar.
"The political work department is not very busy right now, and compared to trivial matters, these three things are the most urgent right now."
"Please let me think about it." The political commissar did not respond on the spot.
…
After entering the yard, Sun Cui found that Class 9 was empty, with only a few broken pieces of furniture in the house, and a well in the yard.
I went out to ask around and found out that Class 9 had become Platoon 9 and was now based at the wine station.
Helplessly preparing to return to Xinghua Village, he found that many soldiers were busy carrying boxes and grain back from the east.
Driven by curiosity, I went over to chat with the soldiers and finally got the news that the Second Company and the Ninth Platoon defeated Sanjiajie and robbed Jinba La.
So Sun Cui began to ponder this matter: It was me who led Class 9 to Sanjia Market, and it was me who told the story of Jinbala to squad leader Hu. Did I have any contribution in this? Did the fight at Sanjia Market mean that I had lost my livelihood? Am I, Sun Cui, the most miserable woman in the world
Looking at the neighbors around her who were indifferent to her, Sun Cui, who was sitting on the millstone to rest, jumped down, patted the dust off her dirty old pants, picked up her tattered bag again, and did not return to Xinghua Village, but walked eastward...