Chapter 151 Tacit Understanding
This information from Comrade ‘Xinghuo’ mentioned three things.
“We have learned that a batch of standard weapons changed by the French army have flowed into the black market, mainly M1892 revolvers and Rupee pistols. The prices are relatively cheap. If you want to buy them, you need to prepare early and start as soon as possible.”
Peng Yuou is not a military personnel and has no idea about the M1892 revolver.
However, he has not only heard of the Rupee pistol, he has also seen comrades using this gun. Some comrades couldn't put it down, while others said that this gun has poor reliability and insufficient shooting accuracy, and they expressed disgust in their words.
Comrades who complain, talk about all kinds of disdain, but usually take care of them like treasures.
For nothing else, the red armed forces can rely on seizing enemy weapons on the battlefield to replenish them. However, the underground armed forces cannot obtain weapons by seizing them and can only buy them with money.
However, there is no money and one cannot afford good weapons. Even the Rupee pistols imitated by the Hanyang Arsenal, weapons that are despised by the warlords, are considered expensive 'good stuff' in the eyes of the Red Party underground organization.
Peng Yuou didn't know much about firearms or the black market. He decided to arrange for a knowledgeable comrade to go to the black market to find out information. If it was really relatively cheap, he could grit his teeth and squeeze out a little money to buy a batch.
In fact, the underground party’s demand for firearms is not that big. Peng and Ou wanted to buy guns out of the consideration of “taking advantage of the bargain and buying some pistols for backup.”
This is similar to the mentality of Shanghai residents who will rush to buy products even if they don’t need them temporarily when they hear there are discounted products in the department store market.
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“The owner of this batch of firearms has a batch of medical supplies and medicines for sale, mainly medical alcohol, bandages, and morphine.”
Seeing this piece of information, Peng and Ou almost jumped up with excitement.
The Shanghai Red Party Organization has been tasked with raising supplies to support the Red guerrillas in the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang.
Compared to firearms, medical supplies such as medical alcohol and bandages, especially morphine, which can be used as an anesthetic in surgical operations, are the most urgently needed supplies for the guerrillas.
Many red warriors did not even have a clean bandage after being injured, and small wounds often caused fatal infections.
As for anesthetics, they were not available for a long time. Peng and Ou heard Comrade Wang Jun mention that a red soldier was shot in the leg and became infected, so he had to amputate his leg.
There was no anesthesia, so the soldier bit the towel in his mouth and used a carpenter's saw to cut his legs. The young soldier was in pain to death.
Even if most of the funds are spent on these medical substances, even if comrades start eating steamed buns and drinking cold water every day next month, they will not hesitate.
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The third piece of information is that Comrade Xinghuo asked whether the patrolling of Liu Bo in the French Concession was a Japanese special incident. The organization could respond by publishing a missing person notice in the "Declaration":
If Liu Bo is a Japanese special agent, he will look for his cousin Xu Zhitian who comes to Shanghai from Tongshan in Xuzhou. If he is not an enemy agent, he will look for his cousin Xu Dichi who comes to Shanghai from Tongshan in Xuzhou.
Of course, Peng, Ou and Comrade Xinghuo have already communicated this matter face to face across the door, so naturally there is no need to communicate through newspapers to find people.
Peng and Ou now understood why Comrade Xinghuo had to send a message late at night. The most important thing was the batch of medical supplies.
Medical supplies are more scarce than guns and ammunition. If you get them too late, they will be gone.
Peng and Ou are both happy and have a headache, nothing else, money!
Those businessmen on the black market only care about money.
The Red Party has always been poor, and the organizational funds cannot even meet the needs of normal work operations and the daily basic life of comrades. Many comrades have to work hard to make money, part of their salary to support themselves, and part of their salary to contribute to the organization's funds.
Two months ago, there was a comrade in Nanshi who fainted from hunger at work. He dedicated almost all of his salary to the organization as funds, eating a multi-grain steamed bun and drinking some cold water every day.
Peng and Ouchou, where can we get money?
He has never thought about making money through Comrade Xinghuo. Comrades on the inside are dangerous enough. They are walking on thin ice. Any unusual behavior will arouse suspicion and lead to death.
Comrades on the inside have their own special living and working environment, Peng and Ou said, and the comrades on the inside must find ways to use the money in their hands for the organization.
However, without this money, their quality of life will be affected and their living habits will change, which leaves hidden dangers for possible exposure!
Even if the quality of the tea you usually drink drops by one level, it will arouse suspicion, where did the money go?
If you don’t enjoy life, are you a red party member?
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Peng and Ou now have a better impression of ‘Xinghuo’.
This time Comrade Xinghuo came to see him late at night, which was strictly against organizational discipline. However, this comrade took a trick. The two of them were separated by a door and did not meet each other. They only communicated briefly through words.
Of course, this approach is suspected of "hiding one's ears and stealing the bell". However, the underground work situation is complex and dangerous, so we cannot be too dogmatic. This is the only way.
In addition, there is an extremely important point. Peng and Ou have always speculated that Comrade "Xinghuo" is Lao Liao's front line. This is the inside ace agent of Comrade Zhu Lin's operational arrangements before his death.
Comrade Zhu Lin and Peng Yuou are old classmates and former partners. The organization once considered arranging for Peng Yuou to serve as Comrade Zhu Lin's deputy in Special Branch.
It was only Comrade Zhulin's death that the Shanghai Red Party organization lost contact with the Central Committee after being massively destroyed by the enemy. To this day, the Shanghai Red Party and the Jiangsu Provincial Committee still lose contact with the Central Committee.
Shanghai Teke was mostly sacrificed in a large-scale manhunt half a year ago, and most of the remaining ones have lost contact.
Unless there is an order from the central government ordering him to take over Teko, otherwise, Peng Yuou will not be able to contact these missing Teko comrades for the time being, nor can he contact him, because he does not know which comrades are still loyal to the Reds and which are problematic.
However, the situation is quite special for Comrade Xinghuo left behind by Comrade Zhulin.
Previously, the Shanghai Red Party had maintained contact with Comrade Xinghuo through Lao Liao, a traffic officer.
Lao Liao died. Now the situation is urgent. Comrade "Xinghuo" came to contact him urgently. Strictly speaking, this is a matter of urgency.
So, it is appropriate for the two of them to hide behind the scenes and not meet each other through the door.
Of course, Comrade "Xinghuo" has never revealed his true code name in a single word, let alone that he is Lao Liao, the ace agent arranged by Comrade Zhu Lin within the enemy. However, Peng and Ou can guess it.
This is a tacit understanding.
I did not say anything.
My guess.
This is very wonderful. It is precisely because Peng Yuou and Comrade Zhu Lin are old comrades-in-arms and old partners that there can be a tacit understanding between Peng Yuou and the "Xinghuo" comrades trained by Comrade Zhu Lin.
The two of them had used cryptic language in their previous verbal exchanges, just to be careful.
Although it is impossible for someone to overhear their conversation, what if?
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Cheng Qianfan tossed and turned on the bed. Thinking about it now, he still felt very excited.
On the one hand, I talked to my comrades, which made the young man who was fighting alone extremely excited.
In addition, the communication with Peng and Ou was very pleasant.
He and Peng Yuou have never met, but he feels that there is a great understanding between the two.
Cheng Qianfan's use of argot is a habit that is extremely cautious and has been engraved in his bones.
If Peng and Ou don't like to communicate like this, change it to plain language, for example, reply directly to him, "Liu Bo is a Japanese spy, don't kill him yet." ',this is okay too.
But it’s too dangerous.
Cheng Qianfan will feel uncomfortable inside, extremely uncomfortable.
These words sound like the underground party is talking to each other. Everyone can understand them. How is this allowed?
Too dangerous.
He will subconsciously feel that it is too dangerous to speak like this, as if the flowers and plants beside the steps are spies, eavesdropping on his speech.
Having worked inside the enemy for a long time, Cheng Qianfan had to go through everything he said in his head several times. Cheng Qianfan was extremely sensitive and careful.
Fortunately, Peng and Ou connected in argot almost without hesitation.
The two people have a very tacit understanding and understand each other's meaning.
If you get in touch with the Central Special Branch and the central government decides to arrange for Peng Yuou to be your top line, Cheng Qianfan thinks this idea is worth looking forward to.
For agents lurking inside the enemy, it is very important to have a leader who has a tacit understanding and trusts each other and is on the line.
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