Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang and Wang Fang were bored and waiting outside the hotel they had arranged before coming to Hong Kong. According to the agreed plan, a man in a mandarin jacket and a brown leather bag would come to the hotel at 10 a.m. today to meet with them and explain the next work arrangements.

Zhang Renkang needs to wear a Zhongshan suit and hold a black leather bag and wait at the entrance of the cafe opposite the hotel.

Zhang Renkang was now pretending to be a customer buying clothes in a clothing store across the street, and he could do nothing when he saw Wang Fang, who was waiting on the street in a cafe dressed like him.

This morning, Wang Fang refused to let him go to the street no matter what. He insisted that he change clothes with Zhang Renkang and wait at the entrance of the cafe. He said that Zhang Renkang was not as skilled as him and if there was any emergency, he would be sure to escape.

In fact, this was Wang Fang's first feeling. He always felt that their visit to Hong Kong Island this time was not that simple. Zhang Renkang's abnormal behavior in the past few days deepened his uneasiness. Judging from his years of experience, Wang Fang concluded that something must have happened to Zhang Tingan and the others, otherwise Zhang Renkang would not have been so restless and kept looking at the window since yesterday afternoon.

He asked Zhang Renkang several times, and Zhang Renkang always said that it was nothing, he just wanted to look out the window, but Wang Fang concluded that Zhang Renkang must be hiding something from them because of his hands that had nowhere to put. Until they left, under Wang Fang's repeated questioning, Zhang Renkang had no choice but to explain.

As soon as they left the hotel, Wang Fang suddenly dragged Zhang Renkang into an alley, then looked at Zhang Renkang and said

"Team Leader Zhang, I'm going to make the connection soon. What's on your mind? You should at least tell me the truth, right?"

"No matter what, we are all on the same boat. Shouldn't we be informed of any problems?"

Zhang Renkang sighed and said

"I don't have to hide it from you, but I can't confirm the facts."

"Didn't I say on the first day that I suspect the four of us are the only ones left in the delegation who can enter Hong Kong Island? Secretary Zhang and his team probably didn't even enter the island at the port."

"I have no idea what the situation is this time."

Wang Fang's expression gradually eased, he sighed and said

"If this is the case, we won't be able to explain it even if we go back."

"If Secretary Zhang and the others were really detained, then why were the four of us allowed in?"

Zhang Renkang said with a wry smile

"I spent money. I wasn't the first one to be searched. I stuffed a gold bar into the two bastards inside and told them that we were here to visit our relatives. Otherwise, why do you think they let the four of us in so quickly?"

Wang Fang looked at Zhang Renkang in shock and stammered:

"Where did you get the gold bars?"

"Weren't we searched once when we set out?"

Zhang Renkang rolled his eyes and said

"You've never worked in a place like this before, especially when you go out to do things, nothing is as convenient as just taking a gold bar with you."

"If it weren't for the 100 Hong Kong dollar note yesterday, do you think the boss would have cooperated with our questioning?"

Wang Fang really didn't understand these complicated things. Thinking of the fat boss's knowledgeable attitude yesterday, he nodded subconsciously and said

"What you said seems to make sense."

Zhang Renkang said helplessly

"I only smuggled two gold bars with me. I used one when I was inspected, and I kept the other one for future use."

"Forget it. We can't hide it. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain how we passed the security check."

Wang Fang smiled and said

"That explains it. Let's talk about it after we meet the person."

"My suggestion is that I will go to the meeting and you go to the other side to observe. If there is anything wrong, don't worry about me and run away quickly."

"If I can get away, we will meet at Lion Rock. If anything happens to me, you must find a way to get back by yourself. Go to the office on 16th Street and ask them to take you back. Remember, nothing else matters. You must get back safely."

Zhang Renkang said with a wry smile

"Let's go to the meeting first, maybe things aren't that bad."

……

Soon, Wang Fang saw a man wearing a mandarin jacket and carrying a brown leather bag walking towards the hotel. He looked around at the entrance of the hotel, and then he ran towards Wang Fang, who was carrying a black briefcase.

The man saw Wang Fang and whispered

"Brother, do you have cigarettes?"

"I was in a hurry to go out today, and I left the cigarettes in my pocket at home"

Wang Fang received

"Unfortunately, I only brought fire today, and the cigarettes fell."

The man laughed

"What a coincidence, are we two brothers both wandering around in this world?"

Wang Fang said with a smile

"Why do we have to know each other before we meet? It's fate."

"My hotel is right across the street, why don't you come up with me, I'll give you a pack?"

The man nodded and said

"Oh, I'm craving for cigarettes, so I'm going to be shameless."

Then he looked around and asked quietly

"Comrade Renkang?"

Wang Fang nodded and looked around. It didn't seem like anyone was following him. He said in a low voice:

"Come with me, we don't live here"

As he spoke, he led the man towards the side of the hotel where they were staying, and quietly gestured to Zhang Renkang across the street with his hands behind his back.

When the contact heard Wang Fang say that they were not staying in the hotel opposite, he looked around nervously and found nothing unusual, then was forced to follow Wang Fang and leave.

After Zhang Renkang saw Wang Fang's gesture, he quickly walked out under the contemptuous gaze of the clothing store clerk and quietly followed them 50 meters away, walking in the same direction across the street.

When they reached the new street corner, Wang Fang led the contact person into a park and explained to him in the face of his discontented gaze:

"Comrade, for your safety, I have to let you down."

"There are not many people here. I wonder what tasks the higher-ups have assigned to us?"

The man turned his head expressionlessly, looked around, and asked with a sneer.

“I also want to ask you, why don’t you follow the instructions?”

"Who allowed you to change your place of residence without permission?"

Wang Fang explained helplessly

"After we left the port, we found that no one else had come out, so we changed our location out of caution."

"This is also for our own safety. Isn't this against discipline?"

The man said indifferently

"How did you leave the port, and who are you?"

"Where is Zhang Renkang?"

Wang Fang turned around and looked around and smiled.

"My name is Wang Fang, you should know who I am."

"As for our team leader, I will let you meet him once I confirm it is safe."

The man said dissatisfiedly

"You guys are just fooling around"

"Captain Wang, you shouldn't violate discipline. I will report this to my superiors."

Wang Fang smiled and said

"It seems that you know who I am, but can you tell me what is going on with Secretary Zhang and the others?"

"Also, this time it's not about purchasing equipment, is there anything else we don't know about?"

The man snorted and said

"Don't forget the discipline. How did you get out of the port? Captain Wang, you should know the discipline."

Wang Fang said softly

"They stuffed a gold bar in our pockets and told us we were here to visit relatives. Then they searched us but didn't find anything, so they let the four of us out."

The man looked at Wang Fang in surprise, his eyes full of suspicion, and said

"It's that simple? Where did you get the gold bars?"

Wang Fang's hand quickly flashed to the hat on his head, and when he put it in front of the man, a glittering gold bar appeared in his palm, and he smiled and said

"Is it not against discipline for me to bring in two gold bars?"

"Sometimes no matter how much you explain, at least in this place, this thing is the most effective, don't you think?"

Just a reminder, (the chapter about Hong Kong Island is related to the ancient poem "The east wind blows thousands of flowers into the night")