After a busy night, I developed the photos, cut out words from the newspaper, pieced them together, and printed out more than three thousand copies, ready to send out.
The next night, on the way to the dance hall, they saw a restaurant, went in to order some food, and found the food not very good after taking a bite, but there were a lot of people. After taking a few bites, Wang Li felt a little stomachache, so she asked the waiter where the toilet was. When she came out of the toilet, she saw a man standing in the backyard, looking left and right.
Seeing that he was about to turn around, Wang Li quickly went to her seat. The man paid the money and left in a hurry. Wang Li felt that something was fishy, so she followed him from behind. Seeing that he was about to turn around, she entered the space, and followed him in and out until she arrived at the dilapidated temple at the city gate.
Wang Li wondered what they were doing. Wang Li hid outside and saw four people inside. From what she heard, they were spies, and there were two little beggars in front of them.
Suddenly, a voice asked, "What's your name?"
"A childish voice said, "My name is Little Stone."
The same voice said again: "Do you know why we found you?"
The child's voice came out again: "I know. The official has said that he wants to find someone."
There was a pause and no sound was heard. After a while, the little beggar's voice was heard again, "Thank you, sir."
There was no sound again. It was probably that a few people were smoking. Wang Li saw the smoke coming out of the window and made a guess.
At this time, the voice continued: "If you can tell me clearly what happened that night, I will give you two dollars. If what you say helps me a lot, I will give you a billion dollars."
The little beggar said again: "Sir, just ask me, I will tell you everything I know."
The man asked again: "Do you know anyone from Willow Alley?"
"Is it the alley where the teacher lived? But the teacher was very kind to us and always gave us food."
"Sir, I have been begging in Shanghai for many years. I can find these alleys with my eyes closed. I know everyone in every alley. But if others don't know me, I don't know."
The man seemed to be instructing his men to buy food for the little beggar. Wang Li was afraid that others would see her, so she quickly entered the space.
After the man walked away, Wang Li hurried out. This was a critical moment and she couldn't miss what they were saying.
Then I heard the man say, "Where were you on the evening of the eighth day of the first lunar month?"
"I was lying next to the wall in Liushu Hutong that was about to collapse. Because a few friends hadn't come that day, I lay there waiting for them. They didn't come until 10:30. I remember it clearly because they brought a lot of food that day. Someone in the city was getting married in a restaurant, and they waited until everyone had finished eating and there was no one around before they went to get the food.
Then I heard the man say, "Yes, this is a reward for you, take it and smoke it." I guess he was giving the little beggar a pack of cigarettes.
The little beggar's excited voice came over: "Thank you, sir."
"Do you know how many people live in that place?"
"This teacher lives here all the time. Sometimes, one person comes to his house, and sometimes there are two or three."
"The man said excitedly: "On the eighth day of the first lunar month, you saw several people go into the teacher's house."
There was silence for about two minutes before the little beggar said, "Two people went in and one came out. I remember clearly that it was our roommate, Dog Kidney. He said that men still marry men in this era. After a while, they would live together, so I took a closer look at them."
"That man looks familiar. He's the chef of that restaurant called Something. We even joked about it before. How come the teacher looks so good? How come she can find a chef?"
Hearing this, Wang Li heard footsteps behind her and entered the space in a second. She heard the person still mumbling. She clearly saw that there seemed to be someone here, how come he disappeared? There must be no ghost in this temple.
I guess they said something after they went in. A few people walked around outside the dilapidated temple. One of them said, "Deputy team leader, I think you've done too much work at night and your eyes are blurry." A few people started laughing.
After a while, Wang Li came out again and heard the voice again: "Has anyone special visited the teacher's home?"
The little beggar continued, "Yes, there is also a person who always carries a big suitcase every time he goes to his house."
I heard the man say, "That must be the Communist Party. That box must contain a radio."
The man said, "Deng Hui, Li Jinbao, you two will lead a team and set up control tomorrow. We must catch all the communists in one fell swoop."
Wang Li thought to herself, haha, if I had waited for you to go tomorrow, you would have already run away.
I didn't dare to delay as I had something to do today. I had to go to Liushu Hutong first. When I arrived at Liushu Hutong, I searched for a long time before I found the collapsed wall. I went to the opposite side and teleported in. I heard the sound of a real radio message. Wang Li threw a stone and after making a noise, she entered the space to see if this was the teacher the little beggar mentioned. Unexpectedly, it was really a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. Wang Li wrote a note in the space, which roughly meant that you have been targeted by spies and will be arrested tomorrow. Someone reported it to the spies, saying that every time you meet with the cook, someone will take a suitcase to your house. It is probably a radio station. I'm just a passerby. If you believe it, leave. If you don't believe it, wait for the spies to arrest you.
After writing, Wang Li printed out a copy with the printer, came out of the space, wrapped it with small stones, pushed open the door and threw it into the man's room, then immediately teleported out to the street.
It was time to go to the dance hall. She had wasted too long. She teleported to the dance hall and saw that there were so many people there. Wang Li sat on the sofa in the dance hall, watching the skirts flying in the dance floor and the men losing themselves under the charming voices of the women. She thought about the bright lights and debauchery of Shanghai and the extravagance of the dance halls and pubs.
Just when Wang Li was about to distribute leaflets everywhere, a large group of Japanese military police came in and said they wanted to arrest two people from the Military Control Commission's anti-espionage team, and asked everyone to sit still.
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