bookrebus Chapter 4 Finding the Mountain Eagle
Chapter 4 Finding the Mountain Eagle
This person was Xie Wuwei. He looked up at Boss Zhang's Fuxiang Hotel and secretly wrote down Lin Ruotang's address.
Now he couldn't be sure whether this female student was a member of Sparrow, so he had to test it out. In fact, he was more worried that this was a trap set by the spies for him.
Lin Ruotang, who was in the hotel, also had a new plan in mind.
In the morning, she carefully opened the door and saw Boss Zhang getting up and lighting the fire. He immediately put on his clothes and came out.
Lin Ruotang, carrying a crossbody bag, said to Boss Zhang with a smile:
"I don't know how to thank you, Boss Zhang. Boss Zhang, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? I'll treat you to some plain noodles. They were so delicious yesterday."
When Boss Zhang heard about this good thing, he quickly called his son.
"Fuxiang, watch over the fire. Mom's going out for a bit. I'll bring you something delicious later."
She wore clean clothes, carried a small bag, and walked into the noodle shop with Lin Ruotang.
Xie Wuwei was sitting in the corner of the noodle shop early. When he saw Lin Ruotang coming again, he became a little worried.
After Lin Ruotang finished eating, he walked to the candy figurine stall at the entrance of the noodle shop.
"Fuxiang is so obedient. Such a small guy, but he still helps watch the fire. I'll bring him a sugar man. How about that eagle..."
Boss Zhang felt that Lin Ruotang was generous and was happy in his heart, but he said:
"No, you're too polite..."
Lin Ruotang placed it directly on his hand and said with a smile:
"You take it."
She bought two more for herself, and Boss Zhang asked in confusion
"You're buying three eagles?"
"One for you and one for me, and whoever sees it gets a share."
After Lin Ruotang bought the three eagles, she didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, she and Boss Zhang walked from the beginning to the end of the street.
At this time, Xie Wuwei looked at Lin Ruotang's figure walking away, and he had a rough idea in his mind. He was glad that this girl was very smart. It seemed that the information about Sparrow was in her hands.
After returning, Lin Ruotang gave Fuxiang some pastries and the three eagles.
Boss Zhang has a good impression of Lin Ruotang. After all, there are not many people she can take advantage of. Those people in the alley are as cunning as ghosts. It’s good enough that they don’t take advantage of her.
At noon, Boss Zhang invited Lin Ruotang to have lunch. Lin Ruotang thought that Boss Zhang was a nice person, and the two of them had a pleasant chat.
Boss Zhang learned that Lin Ruotang could speak several foreign languages and now couldn't find any relatives and wanted to find a job. Boss Zhang suggested that
"It's good that you know foreign languages. Why don't you work as a translator? There are a lot of foreigners doing business in this concession."
After listening to what Boss Zhang said, Lin Ruotang was thoughtful.
In the evening, she planned to go to Jirentang again.
As soon as I walked out of the alley, I almost bumped into a rickshaw driver. The rickshaw driver was wearing a linen long-sleeved double-breasted shirt with patches all over it, and a black felt hat. I couldn't even see his face.
"Miss, I'm sorry!"
Lin Ruotang just patted the clothes, didn't take it seriously, and waved his hands casually,
"It's ok!"
I saw the rickshaw driver, who was tall and strong. He pushed his hat down and spoke in a low voice with a hint of hoarseness.
"Miss, are you going to Jirentang?"
This made Lin Ruotang's heart tremble. She didn't tell anyone where she was going. How did the driver know that she was going to Jirentang?
She suddenly thought of something and her eyes immediately became serious. Perhaps this faceless man was the "Mountain Eagle" she was looking for.
It seems that this person was also opposite Jirentang during the day and must have noticed me.
Seeing that Lin Ruotang didn't respond and seemed to be stunned, Xie Wuwei asked again,
"Didn't your family tell you to bring anything?"
She thought of the insignificant words Zhang Zhenhua said, perhaps that was the code for the meeting. Her heart beat very fast, and she felt like she had received a shot of adrenaline.
"You've been away for so long, and you haven't written home yet?"
Seeing that the female student was too excited and her voice was floating, Xie Wuwei raised his hat and revealed his face.
"I'm busy lately. I'll send a letter home when I have time."
Lin Ruotang also saw Xie Wuwei's appearance clearly. He was a very tough man with a pair of flying sword-like eyebrows, eyes like cold stars, and tightly pursed lips.
Lin Ruotang remembered something and just as he put his hand into his pocket, he heard Xie Wuwei speak.
"boarding."
Lin Ruotang decisively gave up taking the pen and immediately got on the rickshaw.
It was her first time riding in a rickshaw, and she felt it was very stable and went quite fast.
There were many rickshaws coming and going. Xie Wuwei jogged all the way, turning left and right and finally arrived at a small courtyard.
Xie Wuwei opened the door and let Lin Ruotang go in first. He looked around vigilantly and when he saw that there was no one around, he closed the door neatly.
Lin Ruotang didn't have time to look around the yard. She took out a pen, which Xie Wuwei immediately took. Then he walked into the room and opened the ink tube of the pen. The information was still there, and now he wanted to pass it to the "carrier pigeon".
When he came out, he asked Lin Ruotang a few questions.
"Sparrow he..."
Lin Ruotang thought of something, his eyes dimmed.
"He covered my escape and died together with the spies."
Xie Wuwei was pressed for time, so he asked immediately:
"Are you Sparrow's subordinate?"
"No, I was almost starving when I arrived in Shanghai a few days ago. It was Mr. Zhang who gave me a sesame seed bun and found me a shed to stay in."
Lin Ruotang's voice choked when she thought of the kind-hearted Zhang Zhenhua.
Xie Wuwei's eyes darkened and he looked at Lin Ruotang deeply. He was willing to risk his life to deliver information just for a sesame bun. It seemed that he was a man who valued friendship.
Now that Sparrow is in trouble, they are seriously short of manpower, and it may be too late to transfer people from their hometown.
It would be great if we could develop this person into our own person. Of course, we have to tell the "Carrier Pigeon" about this.
After the incident with "Sparrow", "Carrier Pigeon" contacted him for the first time, and from then on "Carrier Pigeon" became his superior.
Lin Ruotang recalled the scene of that day, and his expression suddenly changed.
"I remembered, there's one more thing!"
"what's up?"
Seeing that Lin Ruotang looked unhappy, Xie Wuwei quickly asked.
Lin Ruotang looked nervous, and his breathing became rapid.
"It was a traitor, it was a traitor who betrayed Mr. Zhang. He told me there was a traitor, there was a traitor!"
Xie Wuwei was also horrified. He didn't even know that it was the betrayal of a traitor that led to Sparrow's sacrifice.
This matter must be reported to the "Carrier Pigeon" as soon as possible, otherwise if the traitor really finds the "Carrier Pigeon" base, it will be a big disaster. He hurriedly asked:
"Who is the traitor?"
Lin Ruotang smiled bitterly and looked at Xie Wuwei helplessly.
Xie Wuwei understood that it seemed that Sparrow was not sure who had betrayed him.
Xie Wuwei continued to pretend to be a rickshaw driver, sent Lin Ruotang away, and turned around and walked to an apartment building in the French Concession.
Bai Zhu saw the rickshaw with a red rope hanging on it from outside the window. His expression changed and he immediately walked downstairs quickly and got into the rickshaw calmly.
Xie Wuwei pulled Bai Zhu to the yard they had just been in, gave him the information, and told him about the "sparrow".
"Sparrow was betrayed, and that's how their base was discovered."
Bai Zhu looked solemn, and he told Xie Wuwei,
"Only three people knew the identity of Sparrow. The first was his apprentice Li Fu, the second was the boatman Wang Dahe, and the third was the cafe's waitress Zhao Meng. The traitor was one of them."
He pondered for a moment, and finally told Xie Wuwei,
"You will be the one to contact me from now on. And that girl named Lin Ruotang you mentioned, you should carefully screen her. If she's suitable, you can develop her into your downline. I think she's brave and resourceful, and she's a good candidate."
After Bai Zhu left, he guessed who the traitor was, but he still needed evidence. The traitor must die.
Zhang Zhenhua is just an intelligence transit point, but he himself is very important.
He performed surgery on all the injured members. This time they lost a member of the underground organization and also lost the only doctor in the group.
Lin Ruotang finally felt relieved and could sleep well at night.
On the fourth day of staying in the hotel, Lin Ruotang was trying on new clothes and thinking about renting a house and finding a good job.
"Mountain Eagle" appears again, disrupting her plans.