"A man? Are you sure that person is Third Uncle?"
The woman nodded. "He said he was my third uncle, but I'm not sure if that's true or not. That's what they said. This operation was also ordered by my third uncle..."
Jiang Qiao was especially puzzled when she learned that the two people were actually from the military.
"How did you end up lying in wait? Who ordered you to stay?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Erhu was still full of grievances and frustration. "Don't even mention it. I don't know which bastard nominated us to stay. We're not the kind of people who do this kind of thing. We'd be okay with going to the battlefield to fight, but doing this is really not our job."
I guess we developed our stubbornness and straightforwardness in the military, so we've really had a run of bad luck. Not only are we not valued, but we often don't even have enough funding for our operations. Luckily, I have a job, otherwise we'd be starving.
Jiang Qiao inquired carefully about the specific characteristics and situation of the third uncle, but she didn't recognize him and didn't know where the enemy had found such a substitute.
"What do you know about Xu Shaoqing's situation?"
Both of them shook their heads. "We don't know this person."
"Who are the Japanese soldiers you know? What's their situation?"
Time flew by as Jiang Qiao continued her question-and-answer session. She had learned everything she needed to know, and she hadn't expected that these two people had actually been in contact with people from the Japanese side.
However, these two people didn't know much, but the information they provided was enough to make Jiang Qiao happy. At least, someone knew a thing or two about it, unlike others who relied on radio or intermediaries to contact each other and didn't really know who was who.
There were some things that Jiang Qiao didn't ask about, but as long as these two people knew, they told her everything.
"So how did you agree to hand me over to the other party tomorrow?"
Zhang Erhu explained, "We'll take you to the woods where you came at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Then, the other side will send someone to pick you up. I guess it will be one of the people who gave us the medicine back then."
Jiang Qiao nodded knowingly. "Then the person who drove away today will notify the other party, right?"
The woman nodded. "Yes, he will post missing person notices at the entrance of the county town so that the other party will know that we have succeeded."
Jiang Qiao asked in confusion, "Wouldn't that be very troublesome? It would be more convenient for you to contact the other party directly using the radio."
The woman shook her head. "We don't contact them directly, but through my third uncle. However, my third uncle said that they've been cracking down hard lately, and told us not to use the radio lightly. That's all he told us. As for whether that's the reason, we don't know. Don't you know?"
Jiang Qiao shook her head. "How would I know? I'm just an ordinary citizen. I only helped out, and that's why your people are chasing me like this. I really don't understand anything else."
I'm just baffled. So many of you have lost lives, why aren't you stopping? You're all in cahoots. Think about it, what's the reason behind this?
Zhang Erhu and his companion shook their heads. "We can't guess what the higher-ups are thinking. Besides, we're not exactly important people. We might be the last to know some of the news."
As for who killed you, we really don't know, and you really can't blame us for that.
If I had to guess, perhaps the person who wanted to kill you harbored some degree of hatred or fear towards you; who knows? It's hard to say.
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Alright, let's put this on hold for now and get something to eat."
Zhang Meixin was troubled. "There's nothing good to eat at home. I haven't received any funding in a long time. How about we have some porridge?"
Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "I have something in my basket. Do you think I would let you go hungry? Just heat it up and have a simple meal."
Jiang Qiao's basket was indeed full of good food, with plenty of meat and grain. Just as the woman and Jiang Qiao were about to prepare the food, Liu Zhanyu sneaked over. Fortunately, Jiang Qiao had reported the exact location, otherwise, this place would have been really hard to find. Who would have thought that these people would bring Jiang Qiao here?
Seeing Liu Zhanyu standing at the door, Jiang Qiao could not hide her excitement.
"Father, what brings you here?"
Liu Zhanyu looked her up and down with concern, but complained, "You little rascal, you scared me to death! Do you know how much you scared my heart? I rushed here as soon as I got the news."
Jiang Qiao quickly pulled the person in, introduced Zhang Meixin and Zhang Erhu to him, and handed over the information she had prepared to Liu Zhanyu.
"Dad, you keep an eye on things for now. I'll go prepare the food. You two can keep him company and chat with him."
Liu Zhanyu was afraid that Jiang Qiao would be fooled by these two people. This girl is smart, but she lacks experience in dealing with enemies. Those enemy agents are all experienced and cunning. If they didn't have some ability, would the other side have let them stay?
He had considered many possible outcomes on his way here, but he never expected to see Jiang Qiao getting along so well with these two people. This was a huge surprise to him.
He knew how stubborn these people were, but he didn't know how Jiang Qiao had managed to get them to let go of the past and turn to the light.
Jiang Qiao didn't explain much to Liu Zhanyu, figuring those two would probably explain their reasons to him inside.
Jiang Qiao simply heated up the food and brought it over, letting Liu Zhanyu and the others eat and chat.
To be honest, Jiang Qiao's compiled information was quite comprehensive. After Liu Zhanyu finished reading it and asked some questions, he had a better understanding of the situation. At least these two people had the determination and sincerity to abandon their evil ways and turn to the light.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. If you're about to lose your life, what's the point of doing anything else? Saving your life is the priority. He can understand that thought.
The four of them discussed the details and also studied countermeasures against the Japanese soldiers' actions.
Before leaving, Liu Zhanyu held Liu Erhu's hand and said, "Let's not talk about what you did after liberation. Just look at what you soldiers did before liberation. It's admirable. You deserve credit for driving away the Japanese. We will always remember that."
Liu Erhu was dumbfounded. "You recognize this?"
Liu Zhanyu laughed heartily, "We have never denied this. The whole country knows what you have done. Of course, your achievements cannot be erased, but what you did later was not right."
Let's keep things separate. Since you've decided to abandon the darkness and embrace the light, then do your job well and try to get lenient treatment.
And remember, you're not alone. You have family, Tiger Head. Your mother and your sister are waiting for you to come home.
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