My years of espionage

Chapter 667 Seeing

The total amount of gold bars, French currency, and foreign currency in the suitcase was nearly [-]% more than the goods on the "gift list" that Tang Xiaoye handed over to her friend.

Cheng Qianfan naturally understands the trick, which is to give an expectation first, and then give a surprise. If this is the case, the 'greedy' Xiao Cheng will naturally be more satisfied.

Then the problem is coming.

The Red Party is very poor and does not have so much money at all.

Cheng Qianfan rubbed his chin and shook his head.

Comrade 'Huo Miao' has a certain understanding of the economic situation of the Shanghai Red Party, and it is very difficult for the organization to spend such a large amount of money.

Taking a step back, if the organization can really spend such a large sum of money to save people, then this comrade must be extremely important.

Then, Comrades 'Charter' or 'Dandelion' will secretly contact him and ask him to borrow a sum of money urgently.

The importance and particularity of 'Huo Miao' determined that he didn't need to take on the task of providing funds to the organization. However, when there was an urgent matter, Cheng Qianfan would naturally lend a helping hand.

With Mr. Cheng's current wealth, it won't be a problem to occasionally help out secretly. Of course, both Comrade "Charter" and Comrade "Dandelion" are very careful about matters involving money. So far, only spoke to him once.

The only time he opened his mouth was when the "Charter" prepared for a rainy day and borrowed some gold bars and foreign currency from Comrade Huo Miao. These were funds prepared for emergency use.

The amount is almost twice the amount of money in the suitcase that Tang Xiaoye's friend sent today. To Cheng Qianfan, this amount of money is not worth mentioning at all. money'.

This emergency situation includes spending money to unblock and rescue comrades in the party.

Objectively speaking, judging from the fact that there is a lot of money in the suitcase, if the rescue of Bai Feiyu is really an organizational rescue operation, there is a high probability that the source of funds comes from that money.

Cheng Qianfan moved in his heart.

Holding the cat in one hand, he bent down and carefully checked the British pounds and foreign currency in the suitcase.

He specially provided Fang Jinghua with unnumbered and used British pounds and foreign currencies.

Cheng Qianfan sniffed the pounds one by one.

It's not that he left a mark in advance, it's a violation of organizational discipline.

It's just that the pounds were not kept properly at that time, and they were slightly moldy after being exposed to water. When Cheng Qianfan gave the banknotes to Fang Jinghua, he specially reminded Fang Jinghua to dry them in the sun to get rid of the moldy smell.

At that time, Fang Jinghua also joked that many comrades were starving for revolution, and the banknotes in your little Mr. Cheng’s house were all moldy, so we wanted to overthrow the counter-revolutionary Cheng Qianfan.

After exposure to the sun, the musty smell will dissipate a lot.

However, if a person with a keen sense of smell deliberately smells it, he can still smell a trace of the remaining musty smell.

No musty smell.

Cheng Qianfan frowned.

Of course, this does not mean that the rescue of Bai Feiyu can be completely ruled out as an action of our party. After all, there is also a possibility that the organization has other sources of funds and did not use the money he provided.

And this possibility is not low. Cheng Qianfan had previously learned from comrades Peng Yuou that our party has comrades in Shanghai who specialize in business and making money.

But, no matter what, in the depths of Cheng Qianfan's heart, there was already a little more doubt.

……

"Comrade Tang Xiaoye, you have to behave well." After Tang Xiaoye reported the process and details of meeting Cheng Qianfan in Yandeli, Wen Guoran was full of praise for the little girl.

"The response was decent, and the response was timely." He pushed the frame of the mirror and said with relief.

"Teacher Wen, don't praise me." Tang Xiaoye said with a smile, "You don't know how nervous I was at that time, but fortunately I have a strong mental quality and I didn't reveal my secrets."

"It seems that I am very accurate in judging people." Wen Guoran said with a smile, "You are a young girl, you look weak and weak, but in fact you are bold and careful, calm and calm."

He is really very satisfied.

From the April [-] counter-revolutionary coup, the massacre of the red by the Kuomintang reactionaries, until the second cooperation between the two parties, the party organizations in Shanghai, to be precise, all over the country suffered heavy losses.

Especially in Shanghai, the national government and the French Concession jointly launched large-scale raids every once in a while.

So many comrades sacrificed.

After Guohong cooperated for the second time, comrade 'Xiangwu' came to Shanghai and met with comrades in Shanghai secretly. At that time, the list of comrades that the organization could grasp was only more than 170 people.

According to statistics, in the whole of Shanghai, under the white terror, the survival rate of comrades who have been in the party for more than three years is even less than [-]%!
How tragic!

How tragic!

He once heard a sentence from a leader of the municipal party committee, who was said to be an old comrade from a certain secret front, criticizing the current young comrades for having no fighting experience and being very immature.

That 'old comrade' strongly demanded that a certain young comrade be sent out of Shanghai to the base area.

Wen Guoran had a problem with this 'old comrade'.

This 'old comrade' is naturally a proven comrade who has come out of the bloody white terror. Naturally, he should be aware of the sacrifices and difficulties of our party in these years.

If there are many veteran comrades with experience, how can the organization have the heart to let young comrades with little experience show their faces and face danger?
It really hurts to stand and talk without back pain!
What's more, among the young comrades, there are also comrades who have performed very well, have good abilities, and have made rapid progress.

In Wen Guoran's view, Comrade Tang Xiaoye is the best among them.

……

Cheng Qianfan thought of Tang Xiaoye again.

The younger sister's performance in front of him, if viewed by other comrades, should be considered qualified, or even good.

After all, in the face of the vicious counter-revolutionary "Mr. Xiao Cheng", it is not easy to be able to not be nervous, have no obvious mistakes, speak well, and respond well.

However, in the eyes of 'Huo Miao', Tang Xiaoye was still a little immature.

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"However, it's not that I didn't make small mistakes." Tang Xiaoye said, "The Cheng's house in Yandeli was my favorite when I was young. Maybe it's because of this reason that I have some subconscious reactions when I was young."

Tang Xiaoye then said that when she had an argument with Cheng Qianfan, she subconsciously looked in the direction of the window and was 'caught' by Cheng Qianfan, so she pointed it out directly.

"It's the so-called gaining wisdom through a pitfall." Wen Guoran nodded and said, "Fortunately, Cheng Qianfan is not a professional agent and has a close relationship with your family, so there is no doubt about it. Be careful next time."

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"It's still immature, and I'm not fully prepared psychologically and spiritually, otherwise I wouldn't make such a mistake." Cheng Qianfan said in his heart.

Perhaps returning to the familiar environment as a child, the little girl's subconscious reaction actually exposed some details.

He deliberately pretended to be angry, and quarreling with Tang Xiaoye was secretly reminding Tang Xiaoye to pay attention to this subconscious detailed reaction.

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"What should I do with this pair of jade bracelets?" Tang Xiaoye opened the jewelry box, put it on the table, and pushed it to Wen Guoran.

"Let me take a look." Wen Guoran pushed his glasses, took out a magnifying glass from the desk drawer, looked carefully, and nodded frequently, "Good thing!"

"Then I'll donate it, sell it or pawn it to raise funds for the organization." Tang Xiaoye said.

"It's good that you have this intention." Wen Guoran said, "However, I disagree."

……

"I hope this crying bag can wake me up." Cheng Qianfan lay on the bed, and the cat lay on his belly, purring softly.

Tang Xiaoye didn't want an 'intermediary fee', he deliberately pretended to be angry and forced Tang Xiaoye to accept the pair of jade bracelets.

On the surface, this is a sign that the older brother is doing favors to the younger sister, the younger sister doesn't appreciate it, and the older brother is angry with the younger sister.

In fact, he secretly warned Tang Xiaoye that the intermediary fee must be paid.

Not to mention that this is to cover up her act of saving lives, and, brother gave it to you, you take it, this is also an expression of 'intimacy'.

He understands that Tang Xiaoye despises him in his heart, even has a certain degree of hostility, and even hates him as a senior counter-revolutionary police officer. However, since he took the initiative to visit him and ask him for help, he must act to the end, even if he is the person he hates the most. , At this time, you have to smile and get closer.

Of course, Cheng Qianfan was determined to give Tang Xiaoye the 'intermediate benefit fee', because 'President Xiao Cheng' needed an explanation for this matter:
The younger sister of the Cheng family's family friend came to him to help find someone, and the other party was very sincere, so he couldn't refuse.

And Tang Xiaoye charged the intermediary fee, which itself is also a proof of this explanation.

At the same time, this is also a protection for Tang Xiaoye - she is hard to get over her kindness, and she only helps find connections and recruits people when she sees it is beneficial.

All in all, when it comes to this matter, with Xiao Cheng's overall reputation, it is not difficult to rescue Bai Feiyu, the important thing is how to deal with the aftermath so as not to arouse suspicion.

Cheng Qianfan was very sure that after learning that Bai Feiyu was released, Wang Kangnian must be extremely angry, and besides being angry, he would be excited——

How was Bai Feiyu rescued?
Leaving someone on trust?

Whose relationship did you entrust?

Who entrusted the relationship?
Are there any middlemen?
Who is the middleman?
These are all details, and if any detail is not done well, in the eyes of Wang Kangnian, who is insidious and cunning, and has rich experience in hunting down and arresting the Red Party, he may be locked as a suspect.

Cheng Qianfan hoped that after Tang Xiaoye went back, he could think carefully about what he said and did today, reflect on it, accumulate experience, and avoid learning a lesson.

For underground workers, learning a lesson often means death and sacrifice!
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"This pair of jade bracelets was given to you by Cheng Qianfan." Wen Guoran said, "Cheng Qianfan himself is very greedy for money. From his point of view, if you are willing to help others to redeem people, you must be greedy for benefits. At least there is something in this aspect." reason."

He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "So, not only can you not donate this pair of jade bracelets, you should also keep them. You'd better wear them when you meet Cheng Qianfan next time."

"Wouldn't that make Cheng Qianfan misunderstand me as an insincere, greedy woman?" Tang Xiaoye said.

"What's the matter?" Wen Guoran shook his head with a smile, "Young girls are thin-skinned, and they are too embarrassed to ask for gifts in person, but they are actually very happy in their hearts."

After listening to Wen Guoran's words, Tang Xiaoye fell into deep thought and nodded.

"Besides, as for being greedy for money, why not be greedy for a little money?" Wen Guoran said, "Speaking of this, I just remembered a very serious question."

Seeing Wen Guoran's serious expression, Tang Xiaoye also had a serious expression, "Is there something wrong with me?"

"It can't be said to be a mistake, it's just that it wasn't handled better." Wen Guoran said.

"When Cheng Qianfan gives you a jade bracelet as a gift, you can tweak it a little bit, and then accept it." He continued, "In this case, if you show that you like jewelry and are greedy for petty money, it can also explain that you helped to earn money. Bai Feiyu came out not only to help his friends, but also to benefit from it."

"Teacher Wen, it's just that I'm not usually like this." Tang Xiaoye said.

"Normally not, that's because you usually don't have the opportunity to 'show it'." Wen Guoran said, "It doesn't contradict your usual character and performance."

"You are not an unprincipled greed for money." Wen Guoran said, "Isn't it normal to do things for a friend and get some benefits?"

As he said that, Wen Guoran joked, "I don't like to take advantage of things. This is not the style of a little girl in Shanghai."

Tang Xiaoye also burst out laughing when she heard the words. Teacher Wen is also from Shanghai, so she was joking.

The teacher's wife also usually likes to take advantage of small things, but after September [-], every time the school organized anti-Japanese donations, the teacher's wife responded positively. It is said that she even sold the dowry and donated it all.

Also, for example, my mother has a rich family and has everything. However, if there is a discount in a department store, my mother will definitely be the first to kill it, as if she can earn a big bargain.

In addition, it is common for some of my mother's poker friends to help each other and receive some small gifts.

"Teacher, I didn't think carefully." Tang Xiaoye said with a blushing face.

"I don't blame you, what you have done is already good enough." Wen Guoran waved his hand and said, "I didn't think it through, the responsibility lies with me."

As he spoke, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, you are facing Cheng Qianfan, he shouldn't have any doubts about you, and there won't be any bad consequences. However, we all have to learn from it. Learning from experience, we must be more careful next time and make adequate preparations and plans.”

"I will pay attention." Tang Xiaoye nodded.

……

Cheng Qianfan turned on the bedside lamp, and took out the jewelry box given to him by Comrade 'Flying Fish' from the official document.

He looked at it carefully and studied it carefully.

However, nothing unusual was found.

Perhaps it is true, as his colleague Lu Dazhang analyzed and described, only the person concerned knows about the special features of this jewelry box, and it is actually useless to outsiders.

While Cheng Qianfan was tossing and turning, Bai Ruolan also suffered from insomnia.

She guessed that her husband was engaged in secret work, that the husband was a patriot, and that this secret work was dangerous.

Although Cheng Qianfan was also injured by a gunshot, there was also the thrilling incident when Li Hao came to the house suddenly to pick her up and Xiaobao to evacuate in an emergency.

However, all of this was not as strong as the visual impact of her seeing her husband face the suitcase with high tension today.

She knew that this was just the tip of the iceberg. Where she couldn't see, her husband must often experience more dangerous and cruel things.

She is not afraid.

She just felt sorry for Cheng Qianfan.

……

At this moment.

In the rainy night, Shanghai Station was heavily guarded, and a train from Hangzhou to Shanghai entered the station.

(End of this chapter)