Ya Shuo was also stunned by Big Farmer's question. He knew that he had been exposed and didn't know how to smooth things over.
"Big Farmer, why are you still here so late at night? Why are you so flustered?”Zhang Lin's words interrupted the confrontation between the two.
" Oh, Brother Lin, I've been discovered. They're chasing after me." Big Farmer's attention immediately shifted to Zhang Lin. He was still so flustered, as if he was running for his life.
When Zhang Lin heard this, he didn't say anything. As if he knew that there might be serious consequences, he strode forward and closed the door. When Ya Shuo saw this scene from inside the room, he wanted to say that he had to go out, but it was too late. Zhang Lin nailed the board as fast as he could, then turned around and said to the two of them,"Hurry to the backyard!"
Big Farmer understood immediately and turned around to leave. Ya Shuo was stunned. He had nothing to do with this. If he hid now and was discovered by the people who broke in, he would not be able to clear his name. Therefore, he said to Zhang Lin,"Big brother, should I go out?”
" It's too late, let's go." Zhang Lin dragged him to the back of the house with a large hand and turned off the lights in the shop. The moment the lights were turned off, he heard a lot of people chasing after him. The voice was getting closer and closer." Hurry up, hurry up."
Ya Shuo, Zhang Lin, and Da Nong hid in the kitchen behind the hall, not daring to breathe loudly. The three of them squatted beside the stove, and the kitchen was dark. The people who were chasing after them walked to the door of the steamed bun shop. When they saw that the door was closed, they did not give up. They leaned against the door and looked inside. It was also dark inside. Then, one of them pointed to the front of the alley and said to the others," Continue to chase." Only then did they continue to chase after him.
The three people in the kitchen listened to the crowd getting further and further away. They looked at each other. After a while, Zhang Lin took the initiative to stand up and went to the main hall where they had just eaten the buns. He leaned against the crack in the door and looked outside. He felt that everything was fine. He walked into the kitchen door at the back of the hall and said that everything was fine. The two people stood up. Yashuo stretched reluctantly.
"Big Brother Zhang, can I go now?”Ashuo asked.
Before Zhang Lin could speak, Big Farmer stood up and stretched out his arms to block his way, saying,"" You can't leave. Who are you?"
"Eh? Why won't you let me go?" Ya Shuo looked at Da Nong innocently, then looked at Zhang Lin with a pleading look.
Zhang Lin was also in a dilemma. Just as he was hesitating, Big Farmer asked,""Brother Lin, who is he?"
Zhang Lin said,"He is Brother Ya Shuo. He has just become sworn brothers today. Big farmer, don't be rude."”
Da Nong looked at Zhang Lin and Ya Shuo in surprise, feeling a little awkward. Ya Shuo broke the silence first and took the initiative to extend his right hand, saying in a friendly manner,"" My name is Hao Yashuo." Big Farmer was a little confused. He saw Yashuo's outstretched hand and was about to reach out his own hand, but he retracted his hand and rubbed it on his clothes as if he was trying to dry something. Then, his two big hands tightly clasped together.
"My name is Li Danong. It seems that we are about the same age. You can just call me Danong in the future."
" Alright, the three of us are brothers from now on," Zhang Lin said as he hugged their shoulders happily. The three of them smiled happily.
"Big Farmer, why did those people chase you just now?”Zhang Lin asked.
"They know me. I met them on the ship a few months ago. Fortunately, a young master saved me in the private room.”
Ya Shuo was stunned. This young master was Azurepeak. He knew about this, but he didn't say anything.
" They are now…" Big Farmer was about to say something, but he hesitated. He was still a little wary of Ya Shuo.
Ya Shuo saw that Big Farmer didn't want to say anything. He knew that Big Farmer still didn't trust him, and he was even more certain that this group of people was not ordinary. Now was not the time to stand here and listen to gossip. He should leave this place first. When his relationship deepened and he gained trust in the future, someone would naturally tell him the truth. Therefore, Ya Shuo said to Zhang Lin,"Brother Lin, it's fine outside now. I should leave, right?"
" Oh…Oh, that's enough. Be careful on the road." Zhang Lin also pushed the boat.
Zhang Lin helped to remove the wooden planks. After opening the door, Ya Shuo greeted the two of them. The two of them walked to the door, and Ya Shuo left. Zhang Lin continued to install the door.
Ya Shuo walked on the road, thinking about what had happened just now. He felt that tonight was a good night, but there was a breakthrough. Next, he would have to go deep into their lives. Thinking of this, Ya Shuo thought of the best way.
Once Ya Shuo left, Da Nong and Zhang Lin found a table and sat down." Big Brother, can we trust that person?”
"I just met him today. As for whether he's trustworthy or not, we can only see if he's trustworthy."
"Big Brother, he saw everything that happened tonight. What if he goes out and talks nonsense? Should we move somewhere else?”
"Moving isn't as easy as you think. Moreover, once we move, many contacts won't be able to find us. It will take a long time for us to inform each of them. The Steamed Bun Shop is our biggest meeting point. There are many people here, and it's hard to think that someone would meet in such an easily exposed place. "Moreover, I don't think this brother is the kind of person who talks nonsense. Big Brother will also be more careful. So far, he hasn't seen any flaws. Also, if he asks why someone is chasing after you in the future, you can just say that you owe a loan shark and don't pay it back."”
"Oh, big brother knows what to do. I don't worry. He just didn't understand why he thought of becoming sworn brothers.”
" This person has been eating at my Steamed Bun Shop for three months, and he almost always sits near this table," Zhang Lin said as he gestured with his hand. It was a table that was not far from the door and was facing the door." I think this person is quite imposing. Although he doesn't care about trifles and laughs, his imposing manner can't hide his inner talent. Today, I deliberately found an opportunity to chat with him and found that it was true. Our organization is currently lacking such capable young and promising people. If we can add someone like him, it will be a new blood for our party. At the moment, Shanghai looked very peaceful, but in less than three years, there would be a war between China and Japan. At that time, whether it was to become a soldier or to make contact with the underground party, they would need such talents.”
"Big Brother, do you think so highly of him?”
"That's right. A few days ago, I received an order from the higher-ups to start looking for young people with strong beliefs. When the war between China and Japan breaks out in the future, these people will definitely serve the country through our training. I've been searching for him in the crowd for the past few days, and I think he's really something.”
"Alright, big brother, we'll use him then."
"We can't expose our identities yet. Let me observe for a while. By the way, let's talk about you. Those people started hunting you down a few months ago. What did they find?”
"One time, I went to look for Uncle Huang, but his contact point was destroyed by the secret agents. He died at the scene, but I found Uncle Huang's death very strange. He was lying on the ground with both hands pointing in the same direction. Seeing the struggle on his face, I felt that he must have been hinting at something, so he endured the pain and did this before he died. I followed the direction he was pointing at, which was a bookshelf, but I didn't find anything. When I moved the bookshelf away, I found a hole in the wall behind it. It looked like a chimney hole. It was papered over. I opened the paper and touched it. Guess what I found?”
"What?"
"It's the list of contacts and meeting points arranged by our party in various regions."
"This is an internal secret!"
"Yes, all the contacts can be found anywhere. In the beginning, they would go to Uncle Huang to confirm before they knew who they were contacting. At that time, I was so anxious that I didn't have time to read it properly. I put the paper in my pocket and was about to leave. Who knew that I would meet the spies who came back to look for the letter. I ran away and they chased after me.”
"What happened after that?" Zhang Lin was anxious.
"I ran to the Huangpu River. Seeing that they were about to catch up, I took out this piece of paper and ate it. Then, I jumped into the river. The spies chased after me, but it was probably too cold at that time. They thought that I would freeze to death if not drown, so they left. I swam to the shore and happened to meet a boat that was about to leave. I took the boat and left Shanghai. I spent the new year in a village. When I was about to return after the new year, I met them on the boat again. A young master saved me. You know what happened after that.”
"Big Farmer, why did that young master save you? Have you thought about it?"
"I don't know. Maybe he doesn't think I'm a bad person.”
"What about the note?"
" I went to the washroom when I got on the boat. After I vomited out the note, I realized that some of the handwriting was very blurry, so I copied it according to the handwriting on it. Some parts were all based on feeling. For example, there was a connection point that vaguely wrote Xia Road. I guessed that it might be Xia Fei Road. When I returned to Shanghai, I dressed up as a beggar and waited for the operator, Old Liu. He gave me a note in my rice bowl. The note wrote the person and contact location for me. I found that person in Yongle Alley. He sent Uncle Huang's situation and the contents of the note to the higher-ups via telegram and waited for arrangements.
"You mean the time you were followed by a man and a woman?”
"That time. But I didn't think those two people were the spies who were chasing after me, but I didn't understand why they were following me. I didn't see what they looked like at that time.”
"Sigh, it's so confusing. Big Farmer, I keep feeling that the relationship is very complicated. You're being watched by the spy, the bun shop is being watched by Brother Yashuo, and I'm watching Brother Yashuo. Before this layer of paper is opened, this is a relationship of mutual suspicion. I've never seen this person called Brother Yashuo before, so why did he suddenly target the bun shop?”
"Yeah, I find it strange too, big brother, but I can't figure out what's going on at the moment."
"Forget it, don't think about it for now. I think it's almost dawn, let's take a nap first. We still have to open the shop as usual the next day."
"Alright, big brother."
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door from outside. The knocking sound was very loud, and it felt like the person came with ill intentions.
"Not good, Big Farmer. It seems like we've been discovered by the secret agents."
"Ah?"
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