The Bravest

"Quick, quick," Lao Zhou led his successors into the clinic. The first agent who entered was exchanging fire with the guards. One agent fell to the ground, and two guards on the opposite side had been killed. Lao Zhou saw that the first floor had been controlled, and the guards were just occupying the corner of the staircase, guarding the iron fence. So he shouted loudly, "No. 3 and No. 4 search the first floor, the others suppress the fire, No. 1 get ready, quick."

Lin Jie and two other people were on the rooftop of the clinic. When the explosion sounded, an agent grabbed Lin Jie, who was about to lead the way in, and said, "Old Zhou told you to go behind." Then he pushed open the iron fence and carefully entered the stairwell. The other person behind him followed in, keeping a few steps away from Lin Jie.

The agent in the lead held the silenced pistol tightly in both hands, and walked lightly. Under the cover of the gunshots downstairs, he reached the second floor, stopped at the entrance, listened carefully, and observed. He found a guard anxiously making a phone call, and took this opportunity to aim and shoot twice, knocking the guard down, then gestured to the back, then rolled forward to the back of a sofa, and pointed the gun at the hall vigilantly.

The agents behind quickly followed up, took up a favorable position, and did not notice the enemy.

Maybe the attack on the first floor was too fierce. Lin Jie and the other two went down to the second floor smoothly. They looked at each other, one of them was on guard, and the other attacked from the stairs. Together with Lao Zhou downstairs, they attacked the guards on the stairs. Lin Jie began to gradually search the house for the location of the warehouse.

There were only two guards in the middle of the stairs. They were guarding the iron fence tightly, trying to delay time and wait for the support of the military police. Normally, as long as they could hold on for fifteen minutes, the military police would arrive. The design of this fence was very ingenious. It was installed a few steps up the stairs. If you want to install the bomb, you must go up the stairs. So Lao Zhou seemed to be attacking fiercely, but in fact it was just a feint. Attract the guards upstairs. Provide an opportunity for Lin Jie to attack.

At this time, the agent walking down the stairs saw the guard at the corner of the stairs, firing at the people below, not paying any attention to the people coming down from above. The opportunity was rare, and the military agent did not hesitate to use a silencer pistol to fire several shots, shooting the guard like a hornet's nest. Then he shouted to the people below, "I am Group 2, safe."

Lin Jie carefully turned the door of a room and found a bed inside. The same was true for the next room. When he reached the last room, Lin Jie still leaned against the wall cautiously and stretched out a hand to slowly turn the door lock. Unexpectedly, gunshots rang out from inside. With two bangs, the bullets penetrated the wooden door, and Lin Jie was so scared that he quickly retracted his hand. The cooperating agent on the other side of the door quickly fired at the wooden door, firing several shots in a row. The person behind the door suddenly screamed. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the agent, under the cover of Lin Jie, used his body to knock open the wooden door and rolled into the room. Lin Jie behind him immediately opened fire to cover him, and fired two shots at the guard who had been exposed in front of him. There was only one guard in the room, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Damn, the fight outside was so bad, and there was still one person left to guard the warehouse. Fortunately, Lin Jie's fear of death saved his life.

At this time, Lao Zhou had already led his men to the second floor. Lin Jie had his own plans. Before Lao Zhou entered the warehouse, he gave orders, "Lao Zhou, set up security outside the building." Then he quickly found the most important sulfa powder and penicillin, put them into a large cloth bag prepared in advance, and shouted, "Help me quickly, take all the medicines back."

The agents who came in together also began to put the medicines on the shelves into large bags without thinking.

In fact, there was no need for Lin Jie to speak up for the security outside the building. Lao Zhou had already arranged for the staff before going upstairs. Lao Zhou brought an agent in and started to pack the medicine, while asking Lin Jie: "Did you find it?"

"I've got it. There's still time. Take the rest." Lin Jie replied, without stopping his hands.

Old Zhou had no idea what Lin Jie was thinking, and he even considered Lin Jie's safety: "Don't worry about it, retreat first, and we'll handle the rest."

Lin Jie was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately: "Okay, I'll leave first, you guys have three minutes at most, you must evacuate." After saying this, Lin Jie didn't hesitate, tied the bag tightly, put it on his back and turned around to leave, leaving only a word "be careful"

Lin Jie arrived at the designated location two minutes later, found the bicycle he had hidden in advance, rode it and disappeared into the night. At seven o'clock the next morning, Liu Sheng knocked on Lin Jie's door.

"Is there any noise outside?" Liu Sheng was not aware of what happened last night, and was just acting according to Lin Jie's arrangement. When he heard Lin Jie's question, he answered honestly, "Nothing happened. When I came, it was very quiet outside."

"Well, let's have breakfast first." Lin Jie relaxed a little and started to eat the buns and porridge brought by Liu Sheng with Ye Wulian.

"Wulian, you and Liu Sheng go to the welfare home to see the children today. I'm going to work. Liu Sheng, you listen to your sister-in-law's arrangements today. I'm leaving first."

Ye Wulian looked at Lin Jie's back as he left, and the worry in her eyes was self-evident. She knew that Lin Jie asked her to go to the welfare home just in case, where there were a group of teenagers who obeyed Lin Jie's orders completely. Even Liu Sheng, Yidao, and Li Jing stayed behind, and she went back to No. 76 alone to get information.

Lin Jie went out and drove around the cheongsam shop. From a distance, he saw the sign outside the cheongsam shop with the words "Newly arrived plum blossom pattern fabrics" written on it. This meant it was safe. However, Lin Jie did not go in. He drove slowly past the door and observed the store out of the corner of his eyes. He found that Lao Zhou was leisurely sorting the fabrics.

Back at No. 76, Lin Jie sat quietly in the office for a while before picking up his briefcase and humming an unknown tune to go to the military police station to find Ono. This was something Lin Jie did every now and then. Everyone at No. 76 knew that Lin Jie had made a good living by relying on the Japanese.

"Mr. Ono, take a look at what we have gained during this period. This one is yours, and I will deliver Colonel Okamura's this afternoon." Lin Jie closed the office door, sat down opposite Ono's desk, took out ten gold bars from his bag, stacked them up one by one, and pushed them in front of Ono.

Ono's eyes lit up and he did not hide his greed at all. He opened the drawer and put the gold bars away. A Japanese like him who came from an ordinary family was also very poor. Lin Jie received a share of the money from him every month, so he took care of Lin Jie at No. 76.

"Haha, Mr. Lin, I'm confident in your ability to do the job. But don't disturb Mr. Gangcun during the day. Bring your wife to Mr. Gangcun's house for a drink in the evening." Ono was in a very good mood and smiled as he invited Lin Jie to visit Masao Gangcun's house.

"Oh, that's great. I haven't visited Colonel Okamura for a long time. By the way, is Colonel Okamura busy today?"

"Yes, Colonel Okamura should be busy today. A clinic opened by the Japanese was attacked by the Military Control Commission last night, and a large number of medicines were stolen. The clinic was opened by people from the Military Police Headquarters. Okamura called me early in the morning and asked me to remind you to pay attention to the safety of our goods. Mr. Lin, is our warehouse okay?" Ono's tone clearly contained a gloating tone.

"Oh, is there such a thing? No one was caught?" Lin Jie asked curiously.

"No, the Military Control Commission was too cunning. They attacked a Japanese institution in another place in advance and attracted the military police headquarters' military police corps. When the clinic called for help, the headquarters was afraid that they might have diverted the attention of the enemy, so they did not send out any troops. Instead, they asked the military police corps that had already been dispatched to return for rescue. Unfortunately, the building was already deserted." "Don't worry, Ono-kun. Only Colonel Okamura and I know about our warehouse. It's very safe. Haha, this is the only thing I'm looking for Ono-kun for. If there's nothing else, I'll go prepare for tonight's visit. I have to pick out a good gift. Haha,"

After he went out, Lin Jie breathed a sigh of relief. Well, he would first report to Wu Lian that he was safe. On the way back to the office, Lin Jie was all smiles and greeted everyone he met.

"Hello, it's me, Wu Lian. Nothing much to do. We're going to visit Colonel Gangcun's house tonight and buy some gifts. Yes, I'll pick you up later. Okay, that's it."

An hour later, Lin Jie picked up Ye Wulian and entered the cheongsam shop. "Master Zhou, do you have any fabric with plum blossom pattern?" Ye Wulian asked Master Zhou who was cutting the fabric.

"Oh, Mr. Lin, you have seen our sign. There is still some, but there is not much left. It is definitely worthy of Mrs. Lin's temperament. Please come in and have some tea. I will ask someone to get it for you two to see."

Lao Zhou gave his wife some instructions, then took Lin Jie and his wife into the inner hall. The three of them sat down and drank tea.

"Old Zhou, are you all okay?" Lin Jie was concerned about his brothers in the Military Control Commission.

"It's not a big problem. Only one brother died. The Japanese reacted too quickly. He fell down right after breaking into the room. Fortunately, we brought back the brother's body. The Japanese didn't leave it behind. The others only had minor injuries. You said you succeeded last night. How many were there?" Lao Zhou lamented the sacrifice of his brothers, but also cared about the gains that were gained at the price they paid.

"Well, I didn't let down the brothers who sacrificed their lives. There are 20 boxes of penicillin, 10 injections per box, and 280 doses of sulfa powder, which exceeds my budget. The others don't count. I brought them." Lin Jie felt sorry for the brothers who sacrificed their lives, but there was nothing he could do. The country was too backward, and anti-inflammatory drugs were in short supply. They could only snatch them from the Japanese. Sacrifices were inevitable. In fact, Lin Jie still kept a small part. He was going to stockpile them and hand them over to our party in the future, but he had no way to get in touch with them. The only people who thought it was possible, Liu Haitang and his daughter, could not be sure for a while. After all, this was related to Lin Jie's life and the large amount of materials that had been stockpiled, so he had to be cautious.

"Well, the sacrificed brothers did not die in vain. This batch of medicines can save more lives. Xiaojie, thank you." Lao Zhou was very excited. "Also, don't worry, Xiaojie, the brothers who met last night will withdraw to Chongqing, and escort the previously accumulated materials and this batch of medicines back on the way. But next time you must not go out in person, you are our eyes and ears, you should play a bigger role, instead of being an operative. I will arrange the hands-on matters." Lao Zhou once again criticized Lin Jie's actions last night.

"Well, I agree with Lao Zhou. The Military Control Commission has been very active recently. It would be bad if it caused misunderstandings. It's better to keep a low profile." Lin Jie did arouse suspicion when the 76th Army was deployed on a large scale in the past two months. He had to carry out several attacks on the opposite bank institutions. Fortunately, the plan was well planned and no casualties were caused. Ye Wulian has always been worried that Lin Jie's high profile would attract another attack or assassination by the Military Control Commission.

"I know, but the opportunity came too quickly this time. It will be peaceful for a while." Lin Jie also knew that he had to stop when he had enough. He had fished in troubled waters several times and he had to quit while he was ahead.

"Lao Zhou, how long have you been at this contact point? It's not good if Wu Lian comes too often. Women can't just wear cheongsams. Can you change it, or set up a few different places?" Lin Jie turned to another security issue that he was more concerned about.

"This is indeed a problem, but the place must meet the conditions for Xiaoye to appear in public. Women go out either to buy clothes or go shopping and watch a play. I also learned how to make cheongsam for this reason, and it's not easy. Do you have any suggestions?" Lao Zhou looked helpless. In fact, he had thought about this problem a long time ago.

"Wulian, where do you usually go when you are not at work?" Lin Jie asked Ye Wulian. There are some things that men may not think of, so it is best to ask the person involved directly.

"As for me, if you don't accompany me, I will just get together with the wives and madams. In addition to shopping, watching plays and buying clothes as Lao Zhou said, we go out most often for afternoon tea and getting our hair done. Now I am not only the eldest daughter of the Ye family, but also the wife of the spy chief. My life is very beautiful."

Ye Wulian sat close to Lin Jie and held one of Lin Jie's arms, looking at her teacher proudly and complacently. The natural and intimate display of their happiness was intentional by Ye Wulian. In fact, she had always known that the teacher had made her feel uneasy about Lin Jie's honey trap, so she behaved like this to reassure the teacher and make him feel better, not thinking about sending so many students to the battlefield or even to the devil's den. The teacher had said more than once that he had become a devil, and you could imagine how painful the teacher was. The teacher's gentleness and high spirits had long disappeared after the July 7 Incident.

"Okay, I know you're very beautiful, but I don't know how to do hair. How about I open a coffee shop? Yes, I should be able to do that. I have some experience in this. This place can be left to Mrs. Xiaoye to run."

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After finishing their business, Lin Jie and his wife were about to say goodbye and leave, but Lao Zhou stopped them and tried to open his mouth but couldn't help asking: "Xiao Ye, are there any problems between you and Xiao Jie?"

"Ah, no, we are fine." Ye Wulian, who had already stood up and naturally took Lin Jie's arm, was confused and did not understand what Lao Zhou meant.

"Then why are you still here? Is Xiaojie not in good health?" There are some things that Lao Zhou really can't say in front of his female students. He didn't pay attention to it at first, but his wife told him that Ye Wulian was still a virgin. This attracted his attention. In the eyes of those who are interested, this is a loophole of Lin Jie, so he asked it out.

Ye Wulian understood now, and didn't know what to say, so she just hugged Lin Jie tighter and looked up at him for help. Lin Jie didn't know how to answer for a moment, and smiled awkwardly.

Seeing how close they were, Lao Zhou thought there should be no problem with their relationship. Could it be that Xiao Jie was really not okay?

"Cough, that Old Zhou, cough, it's just that the pressure is a bit too much. I'm taking care of myself and I'm almost well, right? Can you tell from that?" Lin Jie sensed Ye Wulian's uneasiness and quickly took over the topic, hesitatingly asking Old Zhou back.

"How can we not see it? Sister Xiaoye saw it. You can't do this. Those who know will at most laugh at Xiaojie, and those who don't will suspect that you are faking your marriage. This is a big suspicion." Old Zhou said impatiently, "Xiaoye, you should dress more maturely to cover up. Xiaojie, hurry up to see a doctor. You can deliberately let people know about your condition accidentally, take the opportunity to hide in the hospital, avoid the mission of No. 76, and avoid the sight of the Military Control Commission."

Lao Zhou determined that Lin Jie was in poor health and quickly came up with a response plan, worthy of being a highly intelligent agent instructor who was a university professor.

Ye Wulian lowered her head and leaned on Lin Jie, not daring to look at his face. Lin Jie smiled awkwardly, "I understand. Lao Zhou, we're leaving first." Then he quickly fled with Ye Wulian.