Chapter 53: Identity Exposed: Iron-Blooded Tenderness of the Republic of China

Half a month later, in a girls' middle school classroom.

A Cui helped Rong Zhen pack her books, and the master and servant were about to go home after school.

Student Zhao from the next table suddenly came over and invited, "Xu Xizhen, are you interested in joining our Jinxiu Club?"

Jinxiu Society is a women's social club founded by Zhao, a classmate of Rongzhen, and several other prominent figures in the school. They mainly get together to discuss schoolwork, literature, current affairs, food, clothing, housing, transportation and other elegant matters.

Rongzhen had heard of this club since she enrolled in school half a month ago. After learning about the general identities and backgrounds of the club members, she deliberately let Zhao, the classmate closest to her, see her writing an article. She successfully published it in the newspaper and also let her know her pen name.

Now more than a week has passed, perhaps she finally passed their assessment, so the other party really extended her an invitation as she wished.

This was what she had been planning, so she was naturally very excited: "Can I?"

Seeing her attitude, Zhao nodded in satisfaction and said proudly, "Of course, we've read all the articles you've published and found your writing to be quite good, so we've decided to accept you into the club."

"Okay, I agree." Rong Zhen certainly couldn't let the opportunity slip away when it came to her door, so she accepted it without hesitation.

Classmate Zhao praised her for being straightforward and immediately took her to the club’s headquarters to meet other members.

The so-called club headquarters is actually just a small vacant office in the school, which was applied by several people to be used as a gathering place for sisters once a week.

Today is the day they are going to meet, so Zhao invited Rongzhen to go with him.

Rongzhen went there happily, followed by A Cui who helped her carry her schoolbag.

A Cui came in as her study companion and was able to audit classes at school. She cherished this opportunity very much and was even more motivated to study than she was.

Classmate Zhao also has people around him, and Rongzhen is no exception.

When they arrived at their destination, most of the others had already arrived. When they saw Zhao and Rongzhen appear, they knew that the matter was settled.

The president led the applause: "Welcome, Xu!"

"Hello, everyone." Rong Zhen bowed at the right time and began to introduce herself briefly.

She caught their attention with her talent and knowledge, so let's focus on that aspect. There's no need to elaborate on other things like her family background, because most of the people who can come here to study come from relatively good families.

Rongzhen used her talent and knowledge as a stepping stone, and quickly integrated into their group with her conversation and knowledge. When the group was over, she successfully got a job writing the inside pages for the company magazine.

This is her token of allegiance, so she has to do it well, otherwise her subsequent plans will not be able to be carried out.

Several people said goodbye at the school gate. Rongzhen watched them get into their respective cars and leave. As a newcomer, she stayed until the end.

The rickshaw driver that Auntie Pang rented for her on a monthly basis was very considerate. He waited until everyone else had left before pulling the rickshaw over and asking, "Madam, do you want to get in and go home?"

Ah Cui looked at the sky and urged Rong Zhen: "Miss, it's getting late. Let's go back quickly."

Rongzhen nodded and got in the car. As the driver turned around and drove away, she said to him, "Don't call me Madam anymore. Just call me Miss like Ah Cui."

The driver was embarrassed, "But Auntie Pang asked me to call her that, and I am collecting money from her."

Rongzhen held her head in her hand. She could understand Aunt Pang’s intention of thinking about Jiang Yu wholeheartedly, but... Oh, forget it, it’s just a name.

When I got home, dinner was ready, the house was warm, and Aunt Fat had an attentive smile on her face. Everything seemed harmonious, except for the person who promised to come back soon.

Fifteen days had passed since the night Jiang Yu left, and half of the time Rong Zhen had given him had passed, but there was still no news. When he asked Aunt Pang and the others, they remained tight-lipped, which made him increasingly uneasy.

"There's still half a month left." Rong Zhen suddenly mentioned this matter after dinner.

Auntie Pang's scalp tightened, and she said calmly, "Don't worry, things over there are almost done."

Aunt Pang didn't want to reveal more, as this was already the limit.

Rongzhen didn't bother her anymore. She got up and went upstairs to do the homework and club tasks she brought back today, leaving A Cui and Aunt Pang looking at each other in confusion.

A Cui and Aunt Pang said, "I'll go and persuade the young lady." Then they hurried upstairs.

Rongzhen didn't realize she had followed him in until she arrived at the study, and asked her what was the matter.

A Cui said that Aunt Pang was worried that she was in a bad mood and asked her to come up and keep her company.

Rongzhen shook her head: "I'm fine, go and do your own thing."

Ah Cui insisted, "Miss, please let me accompany you. I won't disturb you while you're writing, and I'll stay to add some atmosphere."

Rongzhen laughed when she heard it and let her lie.

Seeing that she was immersed in the ocean of words and her attention was no longer on herself, A Cui found some entertainment for herself and looked around the layout of the study aimlessly.

When Rongzhen finished writing today's word count and was about to stand up and stretch her legs before completing the club assignment, Ah Cui took the opportunity to point at a rattan box on top of the bookcase and asked her, "Miss, what's in this? It looks familiar to me."

It's amazing that she noticed this place. Rongzhen hadn't even looked up and noticed it before.

It's a blind spot there, and if you don't look carefully, you might not notice there's anything there.

The top of the cabinet was a bit high, but it was not difficult for Rongzhen, who was 1.7 meters tall. She took down the rattan box by standing on tiptoe.

"Don't all rattan boxes look like this? This style and size..." Rongzhen suddenly remembered.

It does look familiar, quite similar to the mysterious radio box they encountered when they first came here.

Couldn't this be the one?

Rongzhen thought it was unlikely. Hadn't that thing been confiscated by the Special Intelligence Bureau? How could it possibly be here?

Ah Cui also remembered the box that made them stay in the dark room all night, and said nervously: "How about, how about we open it and see if it is true?"

Just in case, Rongzhen wanted to open it to check, but there was a small lock on the outside of the box, which obviously meant that others should not touch it easily.

"Let's talk about it after Jiang Yu comes back." Rong Zhen finally put the rattan box back.

This box was most likely his thing. He was not at home, and it was not appropriate for her to touch his locked box.

A Cui had no choice but to give up.

Rongzhen had rested enough and sat down to write again, occasionally stopping to think.

A Cui didn't want to disturb her and quietly left the study.

By midnight, the small building was immersed in quiet darkness. There was silence upstairs and downstairs, with only the sound of Stone's footsteps patrolling outside.

This was his duty. He would get up every once in a while at night and patrol around the mansion to prevent any thugs from breaking in in the dark.

Of course, in addition to him in the open, there are brothers on duty around, mainly guarding places outside the mansion.

After a skillful patrol, Shitou found nothing and went back to sleep with the lantern.

After he left, a dark shadow seized the opportunity to sneak into the small building, silently went up to the second floor, ignoring the bedrooms on both sides, and went straight to the study.

The door of the study was locked, and only Rongzhen and Jiang Yu had the key, but this did not pose a problem for the black shadow. He/she took out a piece of wire from his/her body, inserted it into the keyhole and fiddled with it for a few times. After a slight clicking sound, the lock was opened by him/her.

After successfully entering the study, he/she did not turn on the light, but seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the study. He/she easily found the location of the bookcase, stood on tiptoe and reached out to take down the rattan box on the top of the cabinet.

The small lock on the hand-held box couldn't stop him/her either, and it was pried open and torn off in no time.

When the box was opened, the radio that had been covered in dust for many days was revealed.

The visitor was delighted and quickly took it out. He skillfully turned on the test function and tried to send a telegram to a certain place after confirming that everything was correct.

As his/her fingers flew, the operating light on the radio flickered like a spark in the dark night.

The sound of ticking continued to ring in the small room. Just as a telegram was about to be typed and sent successfully, the cold muzzle of a gun suddenly hit the back of the user's head, and his mouth was covered with a hand.

"Don't move, be careful of accidental discharge of the gun!" The cold and ruthless warning sounded in the ears of the visitor.

Just then the moon emerged from the clouds, and the moonlight shone through the window, illuminating the small study as bright as day, and everything inside was clearly visible.

It was Aunt Fat who caught the intruder with a gun. At this moment, she had a blank expression on her face and was not surprised at all when she recognized the black shadow in the moonlight.

"A Cui, you're exposed." She said it lightly.

Ah Cui gritted her teeth in regret, "You're spying on me? Which side are you on?"

Auntie Fatty put the muzzle of her gun to the back of her head and forced her to sneak downstairs. "It doesn't matter where you are. Follow me down now and don't disturb the young mistress's sleep."

Speaking of Rongzhen, even if A Cui didn't want to implicate her, she had to use this amulet, because she could hear that Aunt Pang was worried about Rongzhen, probably because of Jiang Yu.

"My son-in-law is actually doing intelligence work. Isn't he afraid of bringing trouble to the young lady and the family?"

"Stop talking nonsense. You're not even afraid of getting the young mistress into trouble, yet you still have the nerve to blame others."

Both of them deliberately lowered their voices so as not to disturb Rongzhen. They came up quietly like conjoined twins and then went down quietly.

Rongzhen was unaware of the undercurrents surging in the dark night.

When she woke up in the morning, she found that the person who brought hot water was replaced by Auntie Fatty. She couldn't help but wonder, "Where is Ah Cui?"

Auntie Pang still had a smile on her face. "Madam, Ah Cui didn't cover herself properly with the quilt last night. I only found out this morning that she was cold. Now she's been lying in her room sweating after taking some medicine."

When Rongzhen heard that she had a fever, she wanted to go see her, but was stopped by Aunt Pang, who was worried that it might be typhoid fever and could be contagious, so she didn't let her go.

Auntie Pang advised earnestly, "Young Madam, don't worry. Ah Cui is in good health and will be well soon."

They didn't expect to keep her locked up for long, as long as they could convince her to cooperate for a while.

But Rongzhen still insisted on going over to check on her after dinner, and asked A Cui through the doors and windows how she felt. Only after receiving the reply that she felt good did she go to school.

After she left, Aunt Pang and Old Yu, who came out of the kitchen, whispered for a while. One of them turned and went into A Cui's room, and the other one told Shi Tou to take good care of the house, then went out, got on a rickshaw and rushed to the Chinese medicine clinic.

When they arrived at the place, Jiang Yu was inside with his bare chest, having an old Chinese doctor apply medicine to him. It was obvious that he had new injuries on his body.

Old Yu saw the mouth moving, but finally sighed and couldn't say anything.

Jiang Yu heard the noise and threw a booklet to him, "This is what you need. Decipher all the contents as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Lao Yu responded immediately.

The old Chinese doctor just pretended to be deaf and blind, and saw and heard nothing.

With the decoding book, Lao Yu's work, which had been stalled for a long time, finally proceeded smoothly.

As expected, Fuso secretly counterfeited a batch of legal tender and prepared to secretly transport it to Yamashiro and other places. On the one hand, it disrupted China's economy and situation, and on the other hand, it prepared for their subsequent invasion of China and used □□ to provide financial support in advance.

His intentions are evil and he deserves death!

Jiang Yu was now completely certain of Fuso's conspiracy and immediately reported the matter to Shancheng.

Boss Chen responded quickly and ordered all efforts to stop □□ from leaving Shanghai.

In order to accomplish this, we must first know where all the weapons manufactured in Fuso are and how to transport them out.

This may be something more difficult to detect than obtaining the decoding book.

Therefore, the previous method is unlikely to work. Fuso will definitely impose a full-scale martial law. Instead of sacrificing the hidden brothers and taking the risk of investigation, it is better to take them by surprise.

"Isn't the wealthy Zhao family planning to hold a birthday party recently? I heard that several high-ranking officials of the Fuso intelligence agency will be attending?"

The subordinate immediately reported: "Yes, this is true. Fusang has always been interested in winning over the Zhao family. This time, they are probably trying to set up the Zhao family and force them to express their stance."

"We'll go too then." Jiang Yu made the final decision.

It's time for him, the director of the Special Intelligence Bureau who was promoted while in a 'coma', to wake up and show his true self.

At the same time, Rongzhen also received an invitation from classmate Zhao, inviting her and the club members to attend her birthday party at her home.