Chapter 8: Toilet Paper for French Currency
It was already 1 a.m. and everything was quiet.
Xiang Chu came to the back door of the teahouse and rhythmically knocked on the Morse code representing "Phoenix".
Soon, the back door opened and a strong hand pulled him in.
The person inside the door whispered, "Chu boy! What's the urgent matter that brings you here so late? Oh, right! Aren't you going to the Northwest First Army?"
Xiang Chu responded in a low voice: "Uncle! I was assigned to the Military Intelligence Department. I just took a large amount of ill-gotten gains at No. 49 Yihe Road and came to hand it over to the organization."
After he finished speaking, he took off his backpack, placed it in front of the old man with extraordinary temperament, and shone the flashlight into the backpack.
"so much?!"
The old man was extremely surprised.
Xiang Chu: "I'm leaving! Take care of yourself."
"slow!"
The old man grabbed him, took out two hundred-yuan French notes from his pocket, and said with concern,
"You secretly gave all the money you had on you to your master yesterday. You must not have a penny on you. It's hard to do things without money. Take it quickly."
Xiang Chu said anxiously: "No need! I have food and drink, I don't need money."
"obedient!"
The old man forced it into his pocket, his voice choking.
Xiang Chu nodded and said, "Okay! I'm going to rush back immediately. Dai Nong and his spies are too cunning."
The old man emptied his backpack, handed it to him, and said:
"Chu boy! Now that you have entered the Military Intelligence Department, try not to take such risks in the future. You must remember the words of important leaders and firmly nail them to the heart of the enemy.
Also, this place is too far. If you have something urgent in the future, you can go to the 'Thyme' Cafe at No. 22 Qinhuai Road and find the owner there, whose code name is "Peacock".
The code word is that if you say 'the peacock flies northwest', he will say 'no hesitation for thousands of miles'.
If you need to hand over your property, just knock on your code at the back door of the cafe. Don't show up. Your safety is the first priority."
"understand!"
Xiang Chu nodded heavily, slipped out the door, and blended into the night.
The old man lit a candle, looked at a pile of gold, dollars, pounds, and jade, and said with emotion:
"This guy has made a big move. It's really a timely help."
Nanjing is close to the Yangtze River and fog is prone to occur in early autumn.
There is a slight southerly breeze tonight, causing fog to linger in the streets.
Xiang Chu ran through the streets and alleys, moving as fast as the wind.
At 4 a.m., he gradually approached the Military Intelligence Building.
"Boom! Boom!"
"Bang! Bang!..."
Suddenly, there were loud explosions and gunshots not far away.
Xiang Chu hurriedly rushed into the woods and quickly approached the dormitory building.
Immediately, all the alarms set up by the Military Intelligence Department rang, and the lights in the office buildings, dormitory buildings, etc. also lit up.
The broadcast sounded: "Emergency assembly! Everyone gather in the playground!"
There is no time to lose! Xiang Chu rushed to the wall of his dormitory, climbed up the tree, climbed to the sycamore tree outside the window, and jumped into the window.
After entering the room, he hurriedly closed the window, took off his shoe covers and gloves, took off his Zhongshan suit, put on his military uniform, and rushed out of the dormitory.
The funny thing was that when he hurriedly ran to the playground, there were only a few people there.
Of course, Zhao Xihe, Li Dongqiang and Sun Ruize, like Xiang Chu, were among the first to arrive.
Sun Ruize panted and said, "What on earth is going on? It's more tense than the military academy."
Zhao Xihe buttoned up his uniform and said, "Could it be that the Japanese troops are attacking us?"
Li Dongqiang punched him and said with a smile: "You are stupid! The Japanese are still outside the Great Wall."
Xiang Chu was really depressed and felt that he would not be able to sleep that night. Li Maocai would definitely be able to see it during the day.
Sun Ruize taunted him, "Xiang Chu! Why are you here from the archives room? And you're dressed so neatly."
"Okay! I'll go back to sleep. Later you can testify that I was here."
Seeing that there were not many people coming, Xiang Chu waved to the three of them and turned to walk towards the dormitory building.
Zhao Xihe deliberately sighed loudly: "This guy is really useless! Alas!"
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhengxiong ran over and shouted:
"Everyone listen up! Follow me to catch the Japanese spy."
There were only about 30 people on the playground, and most of them were from the operations department.
Obviously, those who don't want to come don't have to come.
Xiang Chu hurriedly quickened his pace, trying to escape.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhengxiong rushed forward, grabbed him and scolded:
"Xiang Chu! Don't even think about running away."
Xiang Chu said bitterly: "Captain Liu! I am in charge of archives. How can I catch a Japanese spy?"
"You kid! Didn't you just catch two yesterday?"
Liu Zhengxiong said angrily, feeling that he was a favorite of Deputy Director Ning, and whispered,
"You just follow us and come back after a turn. We are just going through the motions."
"Okay! I'll give you face."
Xiang Chu smiled and felt that Liu Zhengxiong was actually a good person and had saved him yesterday.
But while they were talking, a few more people slipped away, leaving only 30 people from the Operations Department.
"set off!"
Liu Zhengxiong shouted and quickly set off with 31 people, heading straight for the direction of the explosion.
Xiang Chu ran for a while and when he passed a park, he suddenly felt a stomachache.
He hurriedly asked, "Captain Liu! My stomach hurts so much. Please let me go to the toilet."
Liu Zhengxiong glared at him, feeling that he was not pretending, and waved his hand:
"Go! Go! Lazy donkeys will pee and shit when they get done. Just go back to the office when you're done."
Sun Ruize: "What kind of Japanese spy can the people in the archives room catch?"
Zhao Xihe: "I think the number one position at Huangpu will also be wasted."
Li Dongqiang: "In the future, Huangpu will still depend on the three of us brothers."
"Yes! Look at us three brothers. Haha!"
The three men laughed loudly, reveling in the pleasure of belittling Xiang Chu.
Xiang Chu didn't have time to argue with them and rushed to the toilet in the park.
"Bang!" There was a sound.
He knocked over a man who was running out of the toilet at the toilet door.
"asshole!"
The man cursed in not very standard Chinese, and when he saw Xiang Chu was wearing a military uniform, he got up and ran away.
"Devil?"
Xiang Chu was overjoyed and rushed over quickly, knocking the man to the ground.
The man said anxiously, "Sir! My name is Zheng Zhili, and I am a descendant of Zheng Chenggong from Taiwan. I am not Japanese, and I have done nothing wrong. Please, please let me go."
"Are you a descendant of the national hero Zheng Chenggong?"
When Xiang Chu heard this, he quickly let go of him, looked at him carefully, and nodded.
"Well! You have a pretty face and are well-mannered. You look good."
Zheng Zhili said excitedly: "Thank you! Thank you for letting me go. After I came to the mainland, I just ate and drank for free and never harmed the people."
Xiang Chu looked at him doubtfully and scolded:
"Which department are you in?"
"Shanghai Special High Section!"
Zheng Zhili said hurriedly, seeing Xiang Chu's kind face and pitiful pleading,
"Brother! Please let me go. I was forced to carry out a mission tonight and have been hiding in this toilet without going out."
Xiang Chu was in a hurry, and because of his admiration for Zheng Chenggong, he waved his hand and said:
"Okay! Go ahead."
But Zheng Zhili was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he said humbly:
"Good man! Can you give me some money? I can't escape back to Shanghai without money."
"Fuck you..."
Xiang Chu almost cursed, took out the two hundred-yuan French currency notes given by Mr. Li, thought about it, stuffed them all into his hands, and waved his hand,
"I'll give it all to you. I don't have a penny left. Go! Go!"
Zheng Zhili excitedly took the French currency, handed him two pieces of toilet paper, and said with a smile:
"Two pieces of toilet paper for you! I will definitely repay you in the future."
The guy said this with a smile and ran away.
"I want you to repay me for what I have!"
Xiang Chu cursed with a smile and quickly rushed into the toilet.
He felt extremely regretful that he only exchanged the only two French bills he had for two pieces of toilet paper.
But it was for emergency use. At this special moment, money is not as practical as toilet paper.