Secret War Silent

Three or five people sat around and set up a game of chess and dragon gate array, while the children beside them were playing and playing barefoot, completely ignorant of the hardships of life.

There is also that hot big black dog with its tongue sticking out, lying under the shade of the yellow horn tree, with its head pressed against the stone slab on the ground, greedily enjoying the cool air.

In summer, it gets dark late, even though it is already time to light up the lights, you can still see the road clearly if you don't turn on the lights.

There are no rickshaws here, except for riding a pole, you can only walk on your own feet. At this time, the sticks who are tired all day are almost home for dinner and rest.

Everyone is working hard to live and wants to live a better life, but their labor is not comparable to their income, and it is not bad to barely have food and clothing.

The sufferings of the common people at the bottom are not comprehensible to the high-ranking figures above. They drink fine wine, eat delicacies from mountains and seas, hug women, spend their days and nights, and get drunk.

What did he do with the life and death of those poor people?

Teahouses are generally closed at night, and Qingxin Teahouse is the same, but the boss lives in the teahouse. Boss Yang is young, about 40 years old.

He is not from Shancheng, it is said that he is from Yudu, and there is no one in his family. He has opened a teahouse in Shancheng by himself for three or four years.

The people are very nice, and they have a harmonious relationship with the neighbors. They set up a "free" tea point for the poor in Shibati.

As long as you work as a coolie in Shibati, you can use it for free, and you can be regarded as a kind person with a little reputation in Shibati.

During the bombing, his teahouse also suffered a little damage, but these people who have been favored by him helped him rebuild it, and they didn't ask for any wages.

When people from far and near mention this Boss Yang, they are all picking on Mr. Thumbs.

Such a persona.

If there is no real evidence, if he is moved, it will cause public resentment. Although it is just a good reputation, it represents the will of the people at critical moments.

No matter how cruel and vicious the military commander is, if he offends the stick army in the mountain city, then the military commander's life in the mountain city will definitely be difficult.

If this Boss Yang is really a traitor spy working for the Japanese, then this guy has managed such a good character set, it is really quite amazing.

Anyway, for Boss Yang, Luo Yao had already arranged for someone to monitor him. This is why he dared to come here alone. There was a monitoring team nearby.

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Luo Yao was still dressed in a suit and leather shoes, but the suit he was wearing was cheaper now, because he just took a temporary photo.

Luo Yao changed his identity and did not use Li William's identity. Since Boss Yang is outside, he may check his identity at any time.

He was pretending to be an assistant lawyer of Shancheng Law Firm, an unknown young man. It was difficult for Boss Yang to find out even if he wanted to.

Knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Boss Yang, I've been entrusted to pass a message to you." Luo Yao called through the crack of the door.

About a minute later, there was a sound of footsteps inside, and then, a piece of the door panel was removed from the inside, revealing the face of a middle-aged man in a blue-gray robe.

The man is not tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and does not look like a loyal face.

Traitors seem loyal, the ancestors have long said, you can't judge people by their appearance.

"Sir?"

"This is Qingxin Teahouse, right?"

"Yes, isn't my signboard hanging outside?" Boss Yang pointed at the signboard of his teahouse and said.

"You are Boss Yang?"

"It's Yang."

"I'm a lawyer, and I've been entrusted to bring you a sentence." Luo Yao said slowly.

"Mister is a lawyer, please come in and talk." Upon hearing this, Boss Yang immediately changed into a more friendly smile, opened the door, and let Luo Yao in.

Those who open teahouses naturally have no shortage of tea.

The water temperature in the copper pot on the stove is always maintained at more than 80 degrees, which is the most suitable temperature for brewing tea. Boss Yang makes tea himself.

"Haven't asked Mr.?"

"I trust Gu, Boss Yang just call me Xiao Gu." Luo Yao said, making up a surname at will.

"I don't dare to call you that, I'll call you Lawyer Gu." Boss Yang said quickly, and at the same time brought a cup of brewed tea to Luo Yao, "Lawyer Gu, please drink tea."

"Thank you."

Luo Yao casually opened the teacup and took a sip: "It smells so good, is this tea from Mingqian?"

"Lawyer Gu has good eyesight, this is Mingqian Longjing." Boss Yang gave a compliment with a chuckle.

"I just drank it by chance." Luo Yao was just making up nonsense, how could he tell the difference between Mingqian tea and Yuqian tea? He just tried it out. Boss Yang is honest on the surface, but in fact he is also honest. He is a smooth person, one cannot say that he is cunning, he is a businessman after all, how could he foolishly say what his customers don't like to hear, Luo Yao is obviously the kind of young man who feels pretentious from the first look.

This kind of person doesn't have a big heart, so it's better to follow him and make him happy. Anyway, everyone has nothing to lose.

After leaving this door, who will remember whether the tea was made before the Ming Dynasty or before the rain?

"Lawyer Gu hasn't said who entrusted you to pass the message?" Boss Yang sat down opposite Luo Yao, and asked politely.

"Oh, I almost forgot about the business." Luo Yao hurriedly said, "I also run errands for others, but in fact I am just a small assistant lawyer. I serve for the lawyer William Li of the Shancheng Law Firm. , He asked me to come to you, Boss Yang, and said that it was an Englishman named George Kevin who asked him to bring you a sentence."

"George Kevin?" Boss Yang's body visibly shook slightly, and his eyes became wandering, obviously very shocked.

"Boss Yang doesn't know him?"

"No, I know. This Mr. George Kevin used to come to my teahouse for tea. We got to know each other once and for all."

"No wonder." Luo Yao said, "We, Lawyer William Li, are too busy with work, so we can only entrust me to convey this to you."

"Lawyer Gu, tell me." Boss Yang hurriedly said.

"Mr. George Kevin said that the batch of tea leaves you asked him to order may not be available for the time being." Luo Yao said slowly.

"Ah?" Boss Yang was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly recovered, and hurriedly said, "I asked Mr. George Kevin to help me order a batch of tea from Fujian. I didn't expect the rainy season in Fujian to be long this year. The growth is affected, and the output and quality may not be as good as in previous years. There is something wrong with this product, so don’t blame him.”

"Oh, so that's the case." Luo Yao nodded.

"Lawyer Gu, may I ask if you can see Mr. George Kevin?" Boss Yang asked solemnly.

"I can't see it, but our barrister William Li can do it. Why, does Boss Yang have something to pass on?" Luo Yao asked.

"Lawyer Gu, can you help me talk to Barrister William Lee, the next time I see Mr. George Kevin, tell him that he is not to blame for the tea, and I've heard from other dealers I ordered a batch, it should be enough, and I don’t need to return the deposit I gave him.” Boss Yang said.

"Okay, no problem." Luo Yao agreed wholeheartedly, picked up the teacup and said, "I'll try Boss Yang's Mingqian tea, this good tea can't be wasted."

"If Lawyer Gu likes it, I'll pack you two liang here, and you can take it home and drink it slowly, how about it?" Boss Yang stood up knowingly.

"Why is this so embarrassing?" Luo Yao pretended to decline.

After a while, Boss Yang came out from behind, holding a tea bag in his hand, and handed it to Luo Yao: "Lawyer Gu, please, this tea is easy to get damp, you should find a better airtight tea can to store it after you go back." stand up."

"Understood, Boss Yang, see you later." Luo Yao reached out to take it, weighed it, and said very satisfied.

"Go slowly, I'll see you off."

After sending Luo Yao out, he closed the door, went back to where Luo Yao was sitting just now, and stared at the teacup on the table. The kind-hearted Boss Yang's face was gloomy like a dark curtain.

He suddenly grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground.

Bah!

With a crisp sound, the fine blue and white porcelain tea cup shattered to pieces, and the golden tea soup and tea leaves inside spilled out, still steaming.

Luo Yao, who was already seven or eight meters away, heard the crisp sound, turned his head, glanced in the direction of Qingxin Teahouse, and showed a sneer.

There is indeed a problem with the surname Yang.

……

It was already eight o'clock in the evening when Luo Yao returned to the composition office of Ci'en Temple, he was very hungry, and was about to go back and get something to eat to fill his stomach.

"You haven't eaten yet. I ordered noodles for you, and I also fried two poached eggs." Gong Hui limped and brought a bowl of noodles to Luo Yao.

"Thank you, you did it?" Luo Yao didn't refuse, and started to eat after taking it.

"Brother Six called and said you're back, but I'm going to run some errands at Qingxin Teahouse on the way. I guess you won't be eating out, so I'll make preparations and wait for you to come back." Gong Hui explained.

"What if I eat outside?" Luo Yao asked wolfishly.

"Then I'll eat it as supper and don't waste it." Gong Hui hummed.

"Hehe, you can eat so much." Luo Yao chuckled, "By the way, did Osborne come to work today?"

"No, you should rest at home."

"No one in the station knows about Osborne's kidnapping?"

"No, I didn't tell the outside world. I also told Cao Hui, and he probably won't talk about it. This will easily affect everyone's work morale." Gong Hui said.

"Very good, continue to block the news for two or three days, let Osborn rest at home for two more days, because of the hot weather, he has heatstroke and diarrhea." Luo Yao nodded.

"okay, I get it."

Chapter 0326

After eating a large bowl of noodles, Luo Yao patted his stomach contentedly, went out, washed the bowls and chopsticks with water, and handed them back to Gong Hui.

"how do you feel?"

"It doesn't hurt that much anymore. Sixth sister-in-law came over and changed my medicine. She said that the wound was treated very well and the recovery is not bad." Gong Hui nodded.

"It's only been a day, how can you tell?"

"At least the wound is no longer bleeding, indicating that the inflammation has stopped."

"Old Lin's medicine still works, but unfortunately, the yield is too small to be used on a large scale." Luo Yao said regretfully.

"This is someone else's food guy, you still want to confiscate it for you?"

"Where do good medicines come from to cure diseases? Doctors are benevolent. You think Lao Lin too narrowly. The reason why he refuses to take it out is because he didn't meet the right person." Luo Yao retorted, "That's right. , I forgot about business."

Remembering the "password book" he brought back, Luo Yao hurried out.

"Are you still going to the mansion?"

"Well, I have something to do. I'll talk to you about the case when I get back." Luo Yao ran away without looking back.

……

"Old Chi, look at this." Luo Yao took out the "codebook" he found and waved it in front of Chi An, laughing.

Chi An was surprised: "Where did you get the password book?"

"Today I went back to the wooden house in the ravine again. I found it in the hidden compartment of the beam. This little devil really knows how to hide things. If you don't look carefully, you can't find them." Luo Yao gently patted the code book on Chi An on the desk.

"I'll verify it right away." Like a treasure, Chi An opened the drawer and took out the translated message that Luo Yao brought back.

"This is still a shift encryption. Even if the code book is seized, it may not be able to decipher the code. The Japanese are really careful." After about 10 minutes, Chi An put down the pencil and exclaimed.

"Oh?"

"Station Master, take a look. It is almost certain that this is a Chinese code. Compared with the four-digit number, the code book does not match at all. Once seized, it is very likely that the code book is fake. In fact, Otherwise, the sending and receiving parties have agreed on a method, a group of numbers represents a Chinese character, and the first subtraction or addition of each number is the real encrypted code, and then the encrypted code is compared to find the code book. It is the real telegram, the above is the original telegram, and the following is translated according to the real secret code obtained after shifting." Chi An explained.

"Old Chi, your deciphering speed is fast enough, why did you think of it so quickly?" Luo Yao was surprised.

"It's nothing, I've seen a lot, practice makes perfect." Chi An adjusted his glasses, smiled, and said without humility at all.

"Okay, the cipher book is here with you. If there is any interception by Xueren, decipher it immediately. No matter what time, as long as I am in the station, let me know as soon as possible." Luo Yao ordered.

"Okay, I see."

"You're busy, but don't be too late, there is nothing particularly important, go back early to spend time with your sister-in-law and the children, how long has it been since you met the children?" Luo Yao ordered.

"I see, station master."

……

In the radio room, Wen Xueren was not there, but through the glass, Luo Yao could see the reassembled radio station on the workbench in his room.

The signal is good at night, and most of the unimportant secret telegraphic communications are carried out at night, so the work in the radio room is the busiest at night, especially from [-] o'clock to [-] o'clock in the morning, when radio waves are most active.

Many underground secret radio stations also like to choose to come out at this time, it feels like when a brothel opens to receive customers at night.

Not all intercepted telegrams are useful, and [-]% of the messages that can be deciphered are not bad, and the useful information in them is only about [-]%.

For this one percent of information, the manpower and material resources to be paid are quite huge, but this investment and effort are worth it.

Because a very simple message may be related to the victory or defeat of a battle, the victory or defeat of a battle, the life and death of thousands of people, or even the rise and fall of a country.

Compared with this, what is this investment?

"Brother Luo." In the secret translation room, only Chen Zerong could be called that. She is Li Fu's wife, and Li Fu is Luo Yao's sworn brother.