Chapter 534 Emergency Warning
“Ruan Zhiyuan committed treason by defecting to Japan!”
While Cheng Xuyuan grabbed the telegram, he quickly supported his wife. After she sat down on the chair, he picked up the telegram and read it.
These seven words came into his eyes, and Cheng Xuyuan's expression changed drastically.
In the chilly weather of spring, beads of sweat broke out on my forehead.
How could this be so!
Cheng Xuyuan groaned.
Yesterday, Ruan Zhiyuan just led a team to successfully complete the action of sanctioning the traitor Yang Fuyuan, which can be said to have made a great contribution.
The commissioned commendation certificate was clearly on his person at this time, and he was waiting for a high-level meeting of the Shanghai Station to be held later to read out the commendation in public.
How can I think that I received a telegram from the secret service headquarters saying that Ruan Zhiyuan had defected to Japan? !
…
Cheng Xuyuan's mind was in a mess.
He lit a cigarette and took a few puffs, forcing himself to calm down.
“Qianyun, the situation is urgent.” Cheng Xuyuan said, Yuner is his wife’s nickname, so he calls his wife ‘Qianyun’ every day.
His expression was solemn, "You pack your luggage immediately, take the radio, and evacuate with the children."
"Where to evacuate?" Gui Qian finally came to her senses and asked hurriedly.
“The Carnival Hotel on Fuxili Road, Beitang District.” Cheng Xuyuan took a long puff of cigarette and exhaled the smoke, “You and the children should go over first, and I’ll go over after I finish handling the matter.”
“Xuyuan—” Gui Qian said worriedly.
"Don't worry, I will arrive soon." Cheng Xuyuan gritted his teeth and finally said, "If I don't arrive before 12 noon today, you find the hotel owner, whose surname is Cha, and you tell him that you are Cheng Jinjie's family member, and he will Arrange for you to leave Shanghai."
“Xuyuan—” Gui Qian showed a horrified expression.
“Do you remember what I just said?” Cheng Xuyuan put his arm around his wife’s shoulders.
"Remember, Fu Xili Road, Jiahua Hotel, twelve o'clock, boss Cha, we are Cheng Jinjie's family, arrange for us to leave Shanghai." Gui Qian was shaking, tears streaming down her face.
"Okay, just remember, just remember." Cheng Xuyuan breathed a sigh of relief, "I am alone, and I have a place to hide even if I want to. The only people I care about are your mothers. I will rest assured that you are safe. "
After saying that, Cheng Xuyuan opened the drawer, took out a Browning pistol, put it directly on his body, and kissed his wife's forehead, "I'm going, remember, pack your things and move immediately."
"Xuyuan, I'm waiting for you." Gui Qian hugged her husband and sobbed softly.
“There’s no time, pack your things quickly.” Cheng Xuyuan gritted his teeth, pushed his wife away, picked up his briefcase, walked two steps, glanced at his wife, then turned around and left in a hurry.
Gui Qian wiped away her tears and quickly put away the radio. She could hear her husband talking to the children downstairs, "Mom will take you out to play later. Be obedient."
“I know.”
“Dad, come back soon.”
…
It’s snowing heavily.
Cheng Xuyuan walked in a hurry.
He observed the surrounding situation vigilantly and did not see any suspicious persons. He felt a little at ease in his heart.
His relationship with Ruan Zhiyuan is relatively ordinary. Ruan Zhiyuan does not know where he lives, which is fortunate.
Cheng Xuyuan called a rickshaw.
About half an hour later, figuring that he was already far away from home, Cheng Xuyuan paid the fare and got off the bus.
After walking for about ten minutes, we came to a telegraph hall.
“Call.” Cheng Xuyuan pressed his hat and placed a piece of French currency in the window.
“Dial it yourself.” The staff took one look at it, took away the banknotes, and said slowly.
“Please avoid it.” Cheng Xuyuan said in a low voice.
The staff glanced at him again and said impatiently, "What are you trying to avoid? You need to make a phone call quickly."
Cheng Xuyuan was secretly resentful, but he didn't dare to make any mistakes. He could only pick up the phone and ask for an address.
…
This is the residence of Zheng Weilong, the director of Shanghai Station.
The person who answered the phone was Mrs. Zheng.
“Sister, it’s me, Lao Cheng.” Cheng Xuyuan said in a low voice.
“Lao Cheng, what happened so early in the morning?” Mrs. Zheng asked.
“Where is Mr. Zheng?” he asked.
“Old Zheng drank too much last night and hasn’t gotten up yet.” Mrs. Zheng said.
“Tell me if you have anything, I’ll call him later.” Mrs. Zheng said.
Cheng Xuyuan took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and was worried. Then he glanced at the telegraph office staff who looked at him warily, "Sister, tell Mr. Zheng that Lao Ruan lost money in gambling and was detained. Let him think of a solution immediately."
This is a code word. If you lose money in gambling, it means you have been captured or detained by the enemy, which means you have treason and surrendered to the enemy.
“You know, this old Ruan is really obsessed with gambling again.” Mrs. Zheng complained.
“Sister, the matter is urgent. Wake up Mr. Zheng immediately and inform him.”
“I know.” Mrs. Zheng said.
Cheng Xuyuan hung up the phone. When he looked up, he saw the telegraph office staff looking at him. He nodded slightly, lowered his hat, turned around and left quickly.
After hailing a rickshaw, Cheng Xuyuan went to another alley a few streets away, paid the fare, and got off.
After carefully observing the surrounding situation, he turned into another alley and ran.
After running for five or six minutes, we came to an alley.
Hide in a hiding place and observe for a while, then come to a Shikumen house and knock on the door hard.
…
“Who is it?” Zheng Lijun’s voice came from inside.
“I, Cheng Xuyuan.” Cheng Xuyuan said in a low voice.
“Lao Cheng, why are you here at this time?” Zheng Lijun opened the door, “Didn’t we make an appointment to meet in the morning?”
“Something happened. We received a call from the Wuhan headquarters. Ruan Zhiyuan has betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy.” Cheng Xuyuan said urgently after entering the door.
"What?" Zheng Lijun was shocked, then stamped his feet and cursed, "I knew it, I knew there was something wrong with that **** Ruan Zhiyuan. How could such a death-fearing thing suddenly take over the task of sanctioning Yang Fuyuan?"
"Captain Zheng, the situation is urgent. The headquarters ordered us to evacuate immediately."
“Where’s the webmaster?”
“Ruan Zhiyuan doesn’t know where we live. The stationmaster’s side is safe. I’ve already called to warn him.”
"Okay!" Zheng Lijun nodded, "Without further delay, we will arrange evacuation immediately."
…
Looking back in time.
At Zheng Weilong's home.
Mrs. Zheng came to the bedroom and glanced at her husband, who was snoring loudly.
She wanted to wake up her husband.
However, Zheng Weilong had a bad temper and was very angry when he got up. If he was slightly dissatisfied, he would hit and scold her at every turn.
Mrs. Zheng thought for a while but did not dare to wake Zheng Weilong.
Mrs. Zheng is not from the Secret Service, she is just an ordinary woman. For Ruan Zhiyuan, Cheng Xuyuan and others, she only thinks of them as shareholders doing business with her husband.
She thought about it for a while, but it was just that someone had deducted her gambling money, and it was not a big deal. Ruan Zhiyuan was deducted for a while, which was good for his memory.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Zheng gently closed the door and backed out. (PS2)
…
After a while.
The phone rang in the living room downstairs. Mrs. Zheng picked up the phone. It was Mrs. An from next door who invited her to play mahjong.
Soon, Mrs. Zheng, who had changed into new clothes and looked very noble, happily went out to play mahjong at a poker friend's house.
More than twenty minutes later, Zheng Weilong finally woke up.
He patted his head. He really had a headache after the hangover.
Shanghai Station successfully sanctioned Yang Fuyuan. Zheng Weilong felt proud. He is a good drinker and got drunk last night.
Zheng Weilong shouted several times, but his wife was nowhere to be seen, so he guessed that she had gone to play mahjong again.
Looking at the time, he realized that he had woken up too late. Zheng Weilong cursed angrily and broke a tea cup.
After putting on his clothes and washing his face, Zheng Weilong came downstairs and asked, "Where's my wife?"
“Sir, my wife went to Mrs. An’s house to play mahjong.” the maid said.
“Have you got a phone number for me?”
“There is a phone call for sir, and my wife answered the phone.”
"This stupid woman." Zheng Weilong cursed again, but he didn't care too much. He put on his scarf, put on his hat, and hurried out.
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PS2: This incident is definitely not fabricated by the author. It lowers the character’s IQ. During the Anti-Japanese War, a district chief of the military-controlled Shanghai District was arrested for this ridiculous reason. His subordinates called his home to warn his wife. When he answered the phone, she turned out to be because I was afraid that I would wake my husband from his nap and be beaten, so I didn’t wake him up...
(End of this chapter)