Chapter 73: Nominal Couple Lovebirds
Xiang Chu pulled Ning Caiwei to sit on the sofa in the living room, took out the telegram, and said with a smile:
"Caiwei! I helped Chief Ma take charge of the shift for a while. I tuned the radio to the call sign you told Zheng Zhili. I thought it was information from Zheng Zhili, but I couldn't translate it. It must have been sent by your 'informant.'"
"Yes! It's for me."
Ning Caiwei took the paper, pointed to the bathroom, and said with a smile,
"I've boiled some hot water for you, go take a bath."
"it is good!"
Xiang Chu couldn't get what he wanted.
Of course he knew that Ning Caiwei didn't want him to see how she deciphered the telegram.
Xiang Chu entered the bathroom, and Ning Caiwei hurriedly took a copy of "Dream of Red Mansions" from the bookshelf.
She translated the long message very quickly:
"Lovebird! I appoint you as the Phoenix's subordinate. We are nominally husband and wife. You swear to protect him until death. At 10 noon on October 5, you and the Phoenix will wear red scarves together and meet at the square in front of St. Sophia's Cathedral!"
On October 10, which was Sunday five days later, Hagia Sophia was not far from the Military Intelligence Department.
Ning Caiwei was overjoyed and struck a match to light the telegram.
Looking at the flames rising from the telegram paper, a firm faith rose in her heart.
Even without the organization's appointment, she would protect Xiang Chu without hesitation and until her death.
She believed that Xiang Chu would also obtain this information through other channels, and then the two of them would meet in the square in front of Hagia Sophia. Just thinking about it would be an interesting thing worth remembering for a lifetime.
Not long after, Xiang Chu walked out of the bathroom and saw Ning Caiwei's pretty face with a smile, and asked with a smile:
"Cai Wei! Is this information worth celebrating?"
Ning Caiwei nodded and said, "Yes! My female classmate from Shanghai said she would send me the latest French perfume and cream."
"is it?"
Xiang Chu couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Ning Caiwei saw this, put the record into the phonograph, and said with a smile:
"Brother Chu! Let's dance."
"Okay!"
Xiang Chu stepped forward, put his arms around her slender waist, and chatted with her while dancing.
"Caiwei! I heard from Wu Cheng today that the new head of the interrogation department, Feng Shurong, asked him about me, you, Liu Zhengxiong, and Li Maocai."
"Feng Shurong was transferred from the Shanghai Intelligence Station, right? How could a torturer do intelligence work?"
"I have outstanding grades, you are extremely beautiful, and you go out together, so it's normal for him to ask about it. But there is really no reason for him to ask about Liu Zhengxiong and Li Maocai, especially Li Maocai, an idler with nothing to do, isn't it right?"
"Feng Shurong has been persecuting underground party members in Shanghai since the April 12 counter-revolutionary coup. He must have a lot of intelligence unknown to us."
Xiang Chu's eyes shone, and he said coldly:
"I have long wanted to get rid of this person."
"Don't be impulsive. This person must be extraordinary to be alive today. Maybe he has set a trap and is waiting for you to fall into it. Oh, right! What's the name of your new team leader? Where was he transferred from?"
"Deputy Director of Suzhou Intelligence Station, Li Daguang!"
When Ning Caiwei heard this, she stopped dancing, pulled Xiang Chu to sit on the sofa, and said bitterly:
"Li Daguang was also at Shanghai Station before he went to Suzhou. He once came to our Hongguang Girls' Middle School to investigate your sister. According to the Japanese police's unintentional disclosure, we were promoting anti-Japanese resistance in Shanghai, and it was he who provided information to the Japanese Hongkou Police Station, which led to our collective arrest."
When Xiang Chu heard this, he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth:
"It turns out that Li Daguang is the culprit who killed my sister! I won't be able to sleep or eat unless I get rid of him!"
Now, his enemies are coming to him one by one, how can he remain indifferent?
Ning Caiwei held his hand tightly and said thoughtfully: "Brother Chu! I think your team has lost a Japanese spy leader, and there may be another one coming."
Xiang Chu suddenly realized and said in surprise: "Yes! Back then, Li Daguang was able to provide your whereabouts to the Japanese Hongkou Police Station, so he might really be a Japanese spy!"
Thinking of this, Xiang Chu couldn't help but take a breath.
Wang Fengguang escaped and before he was caught, another one came.
Ning Caiwei changed the subject and said, "Brother Chu! Bring your radio to my room and turn it on and set it to my call sign. If Zheng Zhili has any information about my brother, he can receive it in time."
"Okay! I'll keep it here with you from now on."
Xiang Chu nodded and hurriedly got up and went out.
The radio station is turned on and cannot be detected as long as no message is sent.
Ning Caiwei placed the radio in a corner of the bedroom and turned it on to send a message:
"Telegram received, resolutely executed!"
Then set the frequency knob to your call sign standby.
She wanted Xiang Chu to receive the information about the connection with her as soon as possible, so she asked with a smile:
"Brother Chu! An agent of your rank must have his own call sign."
"Of course there is!"
Xiang Chu said without hesitation.
Ning Caiwei smiled and said, "Why not decide on your call sign first."
"All right!"
Xiang Chu rotated the frequency knob and set it to a position.
Ning Caiwei was right. A telecommunications signal suddenly sounded in the middle of the night.
Xiang Chu hurriedly got up from the sofa, turned on the light, picked up a pen and telegram paper to copy it.
After copying, he immediately sent a reply: "Received!"
Ning Caiwei was lying on the bed, listening to the telecommunications signal that was similar to the one she was contacting, with a smile on her face.
However, Xiang Chu couldn't fall asleep immediately after translating the received telecommunications signal into telegram.
The message read: "Phoenix! 'Biyi Bird' will be your downline, nominally your husband and wife. At 10 noon on October 5, you and 'Biyi Bird' will wear red scarves together and meet at the square in front of St. Sophia Cathedral!"
Xiang Chu couldn't help it and sent a telegram to the headquarters, asking for the withdrawal of this contact order.
Ning Caiwei hurriedly got up, turned off the radio, pointed outside and whispered:
"Telecommunications detection vehicle! Do not send repeated messages."
Xiang Chu held his head and said in great pain:
"But why did the headquarters arrange it this way?"
Ning Caiwei said sternly: "Xiang Chu! As an old party member and a loyal proletarian fighter, you must obey the orders and commands of the organization!"
Xiang Chu nodded helplessly and burned the telegram paper silently.
He didn't want to reveal the contents of the telegram to Ning Caiwei, so he decided to wait until they met and then explain to the "lovebirds" that he absolutely didn't need her as his subordinate.
Ning Caiwei turned on the radio again, set it to her call sign, and warned:
"For safety reasons, neither of us can send duplicate messages."
Xiang Chu apologized, "I know, I was impulsive just now. Go to sleep!"
But how could he sleep, and he couldn't explain to Ning Caiwei.
The next day, the two drove to work.
The Buick was parked at "Zhangji Hunan Restaurant" as usual.
"Zhangji Hunan Restaurant" has opened a door next to the No. 22 bus stop.
They sell breakfast in the morning, fried snacks at noon, and barbecue in the evening, and their business is booming.
Zhang Linqiang caught up with Xiang Chu and the others with three bags of roasted chestnuts, peanuts and melon seeds, and said happily:
"Sir! Madam! Please accept it."
"Okay! Thank you, here's the money."
Xiang Chu took it and just as he took out the money, Zhang Linqiang had already run away, so he had to give up.
Ning Caiwei said angrily, "Brother Chu! This is not good."
"It's not a valuable gift. It's just a token of my love. If you don't accept it, it will make people think you look down on me."
Xiang Chu smiled and paused, "Last time I lent you my camera, I said I would buy you some food."
Ning Caiwei smiled and said, "You are quite true to your promise!"
"Of course! A couple for life."
Xiang Chu said solemnly, and then muttered to himself,
"What 'love-winged birds'? Let her fly as far as she can."