It only took a few minutes for the two of them to drive to a row of two-story buildings. Meng Xiao was already waiting at the door. When he saw the car coming, he strode over and opened the door for Shen Qingli.
While walking with her, he explained:
"The only translator in the group went back to his hometown on marriage leave and can't get back for a while. Today, the group caught a spy who stole documents, and he immediately committed suicide and couldn't be rescued. A letter in Japanese was found in his dormitory. I remember you mentioned that you have some knowledge of Japanese. It will take a week for the translator to return. I'm afraid that some important information will be lost. I thought of asking you to try."
He spoke quickly to Shen Qingli.
The two of them had already walked into the brigade commander's office. Several people in the room looked over.
“This is the brigade commander, and this is the political commissar you’ve met.
This is Chief of Staff Zhang, and this is my wife, Shen Qingli."
"Hello everyone, I'm Shen Qingli." Shen Qingli smiled and nodded as Meng Xiao introduced everyone.
Although the people in front of her were often in a superior position and had a strong aura, she was not stage-frightened.
"I've always heard about him, but finally I see him in person." The brigade commander smiled kindly at Shen Qingli.
Before Shen Qingli could reply, Chief of Staff Zhang hurriedly said, "Comrade Shen, please see if this letter can be translated. The Japanese characters are as incomprehensible as an earthworm looking for its mother."
"Old Zhang, speak more politely!" The political commissar looked at him speechlessly. Old Li was too careless in his words. The female comrade was still there, and he was not polite at all.
Shen Qingli said softly, "I do have some knowledge of the Japanese language, but I'm not proficient in it. I can give it a try."
"Don't feel pressured. It's just a forced task. It doesn't matter if you can't translate it." The political commissar comforted her.
Meng Xiao moved a chair to the table and whispered to Shen Qingli, "Sit down and watch."
"Thank you." Shen Qingli frowned and read the letter without looking up.
This handwriting is really sloppy and rough...
No one in the room spoke again, afraid to disturb her. For a moment, the room was so quiet that one could hear the rustling sound of her writing on paper.
Until Shen Qingli's expression became more and more solemn,
Because I am not very proficient in it, it took a little time, and it was far slower than my usual translation speed from English to Russian.
After a long time, Shen Qingli closed the pen cap.
"How is it?" Meng Xiao came over first, and the others also gathered around. Just now, for fear of disturbing her thoughts, everyone went out the door.
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
Everyone seemed to be relieved. If the translation could not be done, it would probably have to be sent to the capital overnight to ask the higher-ups to find a translator.
Shen Qingli made way. Meng Xiao took her aside and rubbed her fingers and wrists. Several people walked over, leaning in to watch.
"Show me how to say it?"
"Don't worry, I haven't finished reading it yet!"
"Hurry up! It's so frustrating!"
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"Damn it, you bastard, you're still harboring evil intentions." The brigade commander slammed the table. He was so angry that he put his hands on his hips and breathed out through his nose.
"Take a look." The paper was handed over, and Meng Xiao also leaned over to take a look.
"We can't delay this. We have to report it overnight." The chief of staff said immediately.
"Without further delay, I'm going to call the division commander now. The chief of staff will come with me. Political Commissar, you stay here. Meng Xiao, immediately gather your elite company. Move the entire company out and capture the three people in our base mentioned in this letter. Be careful, don't let them commit suicide! Leave them alive."
The brigade commander quickly issued orders. After receiving the order, Meng Xiao pulled Shen Qingli to the car. "Let Sang Yuan take you back. Sang Yuan, take your sister-in-law back. The brigade commander can use the car."
"Be careful." Shen Qingli knew now wasn't the time to talk. She had been translating the entire letter, so she naturally knew the contents. Knowing there was no time to lose, she followed Sang Yuan and left immediately.
After Sang Yuan sent her home, Shen Qingli couldn't fall asleep until late at night. Thinking back to the contents of the letter, she was still uneasy.
Japan still has evil intentions and has secretly infiltrated trained spies into the people in the early years. They speak the same language as us, and some even speak fluent dialects from a certain region of our country.
Just looking at him, it's hard to tell he's Japanese. He looks just like an ordinary person.
The mission mentioned in this letter was that this year, China had been plagued by disasters and had lost many leaders. They were supposed to take advantage of the Tangshi earthquake, a period of national mourning, and while China was still recovering, to incite public sentiment and destabilize the people and the military. By creating natural and man-made disasters, they were preparing to return under the guise of rescue and launch a massive war of aggression.
The one captured this time was a small spy chief, with nine spies under him scattered throughout the capital. The list was very detailed and convenient for him to contact.
Because it was a garrison stationed in the capital, it was relatively important and heavily guarded. Only three spies had infiltrated this station over the past ten years. This was more than in other units and departments. The other six were in other stations. There were even reports of another spy network operating within government departments and among highly educated individuals who had returned from overseas.
Fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise one can imagine what a disaster it would have been if they had succeeded.
The lights in the base were bright, and tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
It was almost dawn when Shen Qingli fell into a drowsy sleep.
It was already noon when she woke up, and Meng Xiao still hadn't returned. She couldn't help but feel a little worried. But she couldn't ask him now, for fear of causing more trouble.
She believed that if Meng Xiao handled the matter well, he would come back as soon as possible.
[This chapter was written based on a video I watched tonight. The expression may be a bit messy due to the connection and substitution.
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