mountain chase

"Cough cough! Cough cough cough..."

In the yard behind Qiao's mansion, Fourth Master Qiao was wearing a soft satin coat and wrapped in thick fox fur. He was half lying on the imperial concubine's couch with a fire burning beside him. Even the housekeeper who only wore a sweater felt like His palms were sweating, but Fourth Master Qiao's face was still pale.

The right hand holding the document was thin and pale, and even the blue blood vessels could be seen clearly.

"Fourth Master, Heilongjiang has already sent this batch of goods." After the phone call, the housekeeper couldn't help showing a little joy on his face.Yes, as long as this batch of goods is safely distributed to the secret gathering points of the Kuomintang army in Nanjing, Fourth Master Qiao's mission will be considered complete.Naturally, they will be able to leave Nanjing as soon as possible.

Seeing Fourth Master Qiao getting thinner day by day, although the housekeeper was anxious, there was nothing he could do.Even the drug developed by Dr. Li to restrain the onset of toxicity in Master Qiao's body had to be increased in dosage.

The body - almost unable to support.

"That's good," said Fourth Master Qiao, "after a while, you remember to find someone more reliable to watch from a distance. This batch of goods is the most closely searched by the Japanese, and there are even people I entrusted in it." The penicillin (Note 1) brought back from abroad, these things—must not be lost.”

"Subordinates understand." Nodding, the steward understood the importance of this. As early as ten days ago, before the cargo ship arrived at Dalian Harbor, he had already sent someone to secretly monitor the movements of the Japanese. When it was shipped to Nanjing, at this last moment, nothing could go wrong. "Then the subordinates will go down and prepare first."

"Ah."

Not a while after the housekeeper left, there was another knock on the door.This time, a maid who came in was waiting at the door, "Sir, it's a call from Liu Residence."

"Liu Mansion?" Frowning, "Which Liu Mansion?" If I remember correctly, Liu Yuejin's family had already moved out when the Japanese attacked Beiping. As for Meng Zhongnan, he didn't even know where he was. went.

In today's Nanjing, which Liu family can have a relationship with him?

"It's Missy's husband's house, Mr. Liu Jingsheng's house." The maid replied softly.

miss?Father's eldest sister?

Why did the eldest aunt suddenly call at this time?Since the family separated and left, she has basically not contacted her family a few times in the past ten years.

Can't help but put down the book in his hand, Fourth Master Qiao told her: "Take it here."

"Yes."

Picking up the phone, the woman over there said with a trembling voice, "Hello... yes, is it Xiao Sier?"

It really is the eldest aunt.

Responding calmly, Fourth Master Qiao asked, "Auntie, why do you have time to call at this time? How is this year?"

"Little Si, since I got separated from the family, I have always lived by myself and never troubled you, but now I really can't do anything..." The woman over there whimpered bitterly, "Your Majesty Uncle, I don’t know how I offended the Japanese military master. Just this morning, before we all got up, a few Japanese broke into our house and took him away! What, what do you think? Where the Japanese are, once you enter, you can’t get out!”

"Oh, that's how it is. Don't worry, Auntie. Even if the Japanese are unreasonable, it is impossible to arrest someone for no reason. Think about it first, is there anything different about Uncle these days? ?" Holding the microphone, Fourth Master Qiao spoke slowly.

"I, I..." The woman wiped away her tears, "He usually likes to mess around in that newspaper office of his, and I'm always playing mahjong, so I don't know about your men's stuff. Huh...Little Sier, you Auntie, although I didn't treat you very well when I was young, I never treated you harshly anyway, so you have to help me."

"Don't worry, don't worry. I will naturally ask about this matter."

"Ah, ah... You, you must ask." Hearing Fourth Master Qiao's assurance, the woman felt a lot of comfort, and kept reminding him over there.

"Well, I see. After all, my eldest uncle is also half of my Qiao family. Don't worry."

"Oh. That's good. Xiao Sier, if you have time, you, you can go and ask today. This matter really can't be delayed. If it is delayed for one minute, Ah Sheng will take one more time." Very dangerous."

"Okay, I'll go right away. You hang up the phone first, and I'll call you later. "

"Okay! Okay...then you hurry up, I'll hang up now, I'll hang up now."

"clatter".Putting the handset back on the phone, Fourth Master Qiao frowned. It was a critical moment on his side, and it was better to keep a low profile at this time. Now such a thing happened.Although Qiao Shu was married, she was still the daughter of the Qiao family anyway, so Liu Jingsheng was naturally half of the Qiao family.

In any case, if this matter does not help, it will not be justified.

He sighed secretly.

The more Master Qiao thought about it, the more annoying he became, but no matter what, he still called the person at the door.

"Fourth Master, what's the matter with you?"

"Go and call the police station and ask if there is a man named 'Liu Jingsheng', see how the situation is now, and see if he can be released on bail."

"Yes." The man replied, and then went out respectfully to make a phone call.

After a while, the servant came back.

"How to say?"

"Returning to Fourth Master, the police station said that the man was the leader who led the anti-Japanese propaganda and was an important criminal. He cannot be released on bail now."

Leaders propaganda anti-Japanese?

When he got angry, he laughed.Fourth Master Qiao really had nothing to do with this Liu Jingsheng. At the beginning, Mr. Qiao was willing to betroth Qiao Shu to such a man who only opened a tabloid newspaper.

Now it seems that the current situation has changed, and the old man sometimes misses it.

After thinking about it, Fourth Master Qiao naturally couldn't just watch his aunt become a widow like this. It seems that if he doesn't go there in person now, he really doesn't have enough face.

By the time he changed his clothes and asked Dr. Li to give him an injection before going out, more than an hour had passed.

The door of the police station.

After getting out of the car, Fourth Master Qiao in a cloak was standing at the door, about to go in, when he was stopped by the guards at the door. "Stop! Who are you, do you know where this is? Just dare to break in? Be careful, I will beat you to death with a stick!"

None of them looked up.Fourth Master Qiao wouldn't talk to this little Luo Luo at all, he was used to keeping a low profile on weekdays, especially after the Japanese entered Nanjing City, they generally wouldn't go out without important gatherings.

It's normal for these puppies standing at the door not to recognize him.

"Hey, don't open your dog eyes to see! Who is this! He is the well-known Patriarch of the Qiao family in Nanjing, Fourth Master Qiao! Even if you use your tongue to add flooring to others, you are not qualified!"

Before the people around Fourth Master Qiao could speak, a woman's voice suddenly came from inside, and in an instant, Fourth Master Qiao's eyes darkened.

This person was none other than Qiao Yanyun.

Miss Qiao's second.

The second aunt of Fourth Master Qiao.

"Why are you here?" Fourth Master Qiao said to Qiao Yanyun who had just come out of the gate of the police station, ignoring the guards whose legs were limp from fright.

"I, I'm here to find my lover..." The sentence changed three tones, Qiao Yanyun leaned against the door, she was wearing the most popular peony lace tight-fitting cheongsam with a V-neck and feather trim , open to the high fork of the thigh, and in the cold weather, he didn't even wear a coat, but a wide mink fur shawl over his shoulders.

Lowering his eyes, Fourth Master Qiao didn't want to look at Qiao Yanyun's thickly plastered face and red lips.He didn't reply, just walked past the guards, past Qiao Yanyun, and walked in.

"Humph~"

did not speak.

It was only when Fourth Master Qiao finally left that Qiao Yanyun snorted coldly.Even now, even if she is the head of the police station, the fear of Fourth Master Qiao has been deeply rooted in her heart for many years, and she can't shake it off.

Aware of her own fear, Qiao Yanyun bit her lower lip unwillingly. Her eyes glanced at the guards on both sides, and her resentment suddenly doubled. Seeing a guard, he slapped his head and face, "What are you looking at! What are you looking at!"

And this is the Fourth Master Qiao who is walking in, but he is not as good as Qiao Yanyun. The suspicion in his heart gradually rises. Qiao Yanyun, Qiao Shu, Liu Jingsheng...

Also, the batch that arrived today...

Although there is no real drama, Fourth Master Qiao already faintly felt that he would not bring people out so easily on this trip, or—

Even himself is an unknown...

(Note 1: Penicillin, a name for penicillin.)