Chapter 122 The Moon Over the Past
Shen Quezhi asked for a basin of warm water, and then used the warm water to tear off the disguise on her face. Xie Ning looked at the skin-colored silicone on the handkerchief and subconsciously touched her Adam's apple. Cough, she had used this kind of silicone to disguise her Adam's apple before.
However, she used it very little, since she had previously used the excuse of being twins, and the resemblance was quite high, so she didn't need to pretend too much. But Shen Quezhi, on the other hand, had to pretend quite a lot, since there are very few people in this world who look alike.
Once he completely removed his disguise, he became a completely different person. Now, his appearance was much thinner and more angular than before. His nose was not as high and straight, his lips were thinner, and he looked much younger. He only resembled his previous appearance by three or four points.
Lu Yong and Zhao Le's pupils both contracted. This... disguise?
Xie Ning wasn't too surprised, but Shen Quezhi's methods were indeed superb. He not only completely disguised himself as another person, but also managed to keep his wife, with whom he spent every day, completely unaware of anything unusual.
Lu Yong also inquired about this issue. Presumably having already made up his mind, Shen Quezhi's expression relaxed considerably. "You all know I can use hallucinogens and hypnosis, so it's easy to fool a woman."
The group fell silent; that was indeed the case.
"I've just thought about it, and I've decided to change my request. If you agree, I will not only tell you what I know, but I can also help you more. One thing is that Japan doesn't know that I use hallucinogens and hypnosis."
This statement brought a sigh of relief to everyone present.
"What are your demands?" Lu Yong asked, his eyes sharp, wondering how he should respond if Shen Quezhi made unreasonable demands.
"I need you to save my family."
Shen Quezhi took a deep breath. "I am from Shenyang. My real name is Lü Yueran. You should have guessed that in the year of Xinwei, the Japanese army invaded Northeast China, and the authorities turned a blind eye. My family and I were arrested by them. The reason was that I could disguise myself. They wanted me to infiltrate the authorities as someone else and gather intelligence."
What was originally a playful act with classmates at school, when used as makeup in a play, became his death knell.
Although he was tormented by his infiltration of the authorities, he was determined to do it for his family. The authorities had abandoned them, and he wanted to save himself. However, the Kuomintang was the Kuomintang, and the country was the country. Every action he took betrayed the teachings he had received over the years.
“However,” Lu Yueran’s gaze fell on Xie Ning, “I ran into Director Xie.”
"When this news was sent back, my mission objective changed to infiltrating Yan An, gathering intelligence, and taking Xie Ning's life if necessary. After all, she was alone, and the weapons used on the front lines greatly hindered the Japanese army's progress in the invasion, and the casualties were huge."
To be honest, I admire what you did, but I had no choice. My wife and children are in their hands, and I had to do it.
However, he didn't actually take action; he simply went undercover to gather intelligence.
"Wife and children? What about Wu Li? Isn't she your wife? Aren't the children she bore yours?"
Zhao Le's questioning caused Lü Yueran's expression to change, revealing a pained and conflicted look. He then became resolute, "I will not hurt Wu Li and the children, but I need to save my wife, with whom I have had a relationship for over twenty years and who has borne me three children."
In terms of feelings, he naturally has a deeper connection with the one who is both his childhood sweetheart and his wife. If he does this, Wu Li's future may be hindered, but if he doesn't do this, his wife and three children will lose their lives.
Zhao Le sneered. She was too naive to talk about feelings with someone like that.
"What about the real Chen Quezhi?" Xie Ning asked, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.
Lu Yueran slightly shifted his gaze. "He was a very good teacher. He studied medicine in Japan to save people and did not succumb to the threats of the Japanese Special Higher Police. In 1920, he returned to China to look for his family, but his family had suffered a disaster and he thought they had all died. So he came to Shenyang to teach."
I was his best student, and he once said I was an excellent doctor, which I was very proud of. In the end, I did indeed use the medical skills he taught me to save many of my countrymen, but because of me, many of them lost their lives.
He did both saving lives and killing people; can his merits and demerits offset each other? Lü Yueran didn't know; perhaps they couldn't.
"Later, when the Japanese army invaded Northeast China, my teacher was arrested. They wanted to train him to be a spy and infiltrate the Kuomintang, but he was all alone and not afraid of death, so they couldn't threaten him. That's why I took his place."
Many people know him, but almost no one knows the teacher anymore.
Next, Xie Ning wrote down Lü Yueran's confession in her notebook. She needed to fill in the gaps in the leaked information one by one. As for the others, they were not within her scope of responsibility. Lu Yong would report to his superiors and take remedial measures.
On the way back, Zhao Le was with Xie Ning. "Do you think Lü Yueran really confessed?"
Xie Ning didn't know, but it was clear that the information Lu Yueran mentioned basically matched up in her mind. "Whether it's true or not, the organization will investigate thoroughly. Let's plug the loopholes during this period. We also need to quietly get rid of the other people hiding in Yan'an... But I'm very curious, how did you manage to make him submit inside?"
Following the guards and Erniu at a distance where they couldn't hear each other, Zhao Le recalled the scene and his expression wasn't good, but he still whispered, "Acupuncture is very magical. It can save people, kill people, and cause unbearable pain. I have never used those methods, but Lu Yong knows them."
She hadn't expected Lu Yong to know acupuncture...
Although she had guessed it beforehand, Xie Ning still widened her eyes, "How do you perform acupuncture?" She really wanted to learn.
Zhao Le fell silent upon seeing this. She didn't really want to teach Xie Ning these techniques, because in her opinion, such things went against nature and violated medical ethics.
But Xie Ning was her only friend, and she couldn't bear to refuse. Well, even if she didn't teach her, with Xie Ning's talent, she could learn it if she really put her mind to it.
"I'll teach you when I have some free time in a few days."
A few days later, Xie Ning found a reason to reassign Wu Li. In reality, it was just a transfer to a place closer to Lü Yueran. This was an organizational requirement, and Xie Ning had no choice but to comply.
Although the organization was wary and on guard against Lü Yueran, who possessed special skills, they had to admit that Lü Yueran's methods were very effective. Since Lü Yueran had already offered up his knife, it would be useless of them not to take it.
It remains to be seen whether the Japanese can withstand this sudden, sharp attack.
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