As for the job at the health bureau, he dared not go back, since the Military Intelligence Bureau knew his disguised identity. So Feng Shinian found a teaching job at a nearby school.
Fortunately, no one from the Military Intelligence Bureau came knocking, and the family managed to get through the last few months safely.
At first, he didn't dare to escape easily, fearing that the agents of the No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters were secretly monitoring him. However, everything was peaceful in the following days, and it seemed that the Special Agent Headquarters really had no intention of pursuing them anymore. So Feng Shinian was relieved and prepared to find an opportunity to escape Shanghai and flee to Hong Kong with his family, completely getting rid of the entanglement between the two sides and starting a new life.
But things never go as planned, and misfortune never comes singly. His wife, whose health had never been good, suddenly became ill after this incident and shock, and was bedridden. Despite various treatments, her condition did not improve. Feng Shinian had no choice but to temporarily halt his escape plan and wait until his wife's condition improved before making any further plans.
In the bedroom, the wife, leaning against the headboard, saw Feng Shinian enter carrying a bag of traditional Chinese medicine. Her face fell, and she said softly, "It's better not to waste money like this. Western medicine can't cure it, and these traditional Chinese medicines will be even less effective. We don't have much money left at home, and settling down in Hong Kong will cost a lot of money!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Shinian quickly and gently comforted him, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Money is meant to be used; we should give it up when necessary!"
Although he said that, at this moment, he was filled with regret, regretting that he hadn't kept a backup plan. When he was working in the Health Bureau, he had made some illicit income, and it could even be said that he made quite a lot of money. However, when he was arrested and his home was searched, those agents from the 76th Division looted everything, and it all ended up in their private pockets. There was no way he could get it back.
Fortunately, he was prepared and hid some money in the safe house he had set up. However, the money quickly became insufficient to cover his expenses. His wife's illness had previously been treated with expensive Western medicine, but now he could only rely on traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate, which naturally made him anxious.
His wife knew all about this, and seeing Feng Shinian pretending to be fine, she felt even more distressed. Her health had never been good, which had been a burden on Feng Shinian, and now things were even worse.
She forced a smile and asked, "How is Xia Qing doing at school?"
During this time, their son, Feng Xiaqing, also transferred to the school where Feng Shinian taught, which made it easier for them to take care of him at any time.
"Xia Qing is fine. He gets along well with his classmates and his studies haven't suffered. He's still in class right now. You can rest for a while longer, and I'll go make you some medicine."
After saying that, Feng Shinian turned around and went to a small kitchen in the back to brew medicine for his wife. In the dimly lit room, watching the firelight flicker in front of him in the coal stove, Feng Shinian sat on a small wooden stool, lost in thought.
On his way home today, he was thinking of buying some daily necessities, but when he got to the entrance of the department store, the shopkeeper's shout startled him and made him break out in a cold sweat.
He was very familiar with the voice, so familiar that he could recognize the other person's identity with just one sound.
It turns out that Feng Shinian had been working at the Beiping Station during his time in the Military Intelligence Bureau. He was the head of the intelligence group in the Beiping Station's intelligence department. However, after Wang Hanmin was transferred to Shanghai, the Director (referring to Feng Shinian) drew personnel from the front lines of intelligence from various departments of the Military Intelligence Bureau to infiltrate Shanghai and cooperate with Wang Hanmin's work. That's why Feng Shinian was transferred to Shanghai.
The shopkeeper of this department store was Huang Lihui, a colleague of Feng Shinian and also an intelligence agent. The two had worked together for many years and knew each other very well. In particular, Huang Lihui's slightly hoarse Beijing accent was very distinctive, and Feng Shinian would never mistake it.
When Feng Shinian heard Huang Lihui's voice, he was almost stunned. How could an intelligence agent who should have been lying low in Beiping suddenly appear in Shanghai, thousands of miles away?
Feng Shinian's first reaction was to subconsciously think that Huang Lihui was coming for him.
His biggest worry these days was the appearance of the Military Intelligence Bureau's anti-traitor squad, but now he realized that he had overreacted. If the Military Intelligence Bureau wanted to kill him, they wouldn't need to go to the trouble of setting up a special shop; they must have another purpose.
This is an intelligence activity conducted under cover of identity; they have discovered a new contact point for the Military Intelligence Bureau!
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