Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

9 month 27 day.

Since we had to get up early today, Wan Qili took everyone to eat some local Nanjing specialties nearby last night and then returned to the hotel to rest early.

Although Wan Qili carefully observed the surrounding shops on the way out and on the way back from dinner yesterday, and there was no sign of Wang Shuan's men staying inside, Wan Qili still made arrangements for them to leave separately when they set out this morning.

Su Bai and Xu Tianyi went through the back door of the hotel, while Wan Qili and Zi Yan went through the front door.

Wan Qili drove out and Zi Yan walked out. According to Wan Qili's instructions, after her car drove out and counted 15 times, Zi Yan went out. If someone heard the sound of the engine and came out to look from the shop next door, Zi Yan would be able to see them.

"It's only 5 o'clock now. There's no one monitoring us, right?" Xu Tianyi asked.

"Follow Lili's arrangements." Su Bai said.

When Wan Qili opened the car door, she suddenly thought, no wonder Wang Shuan found us so easily, now it seems that it is not that difficult.

Cars are their most important focus.

There are not many cars in China today. They are mainly concentrated in some big cities, especially Shanghai and Nanjing.

Shanghai has the largest number of privately owned cars, while Nanjing has the largest number of public vehicles because the Nationalist government is located here.

The number of cars in some surrounding small cities has dropped drastically. Some small cities have only dozens of cars, and in more remote counties, people have never even seen what a car looks like.

Even fewer people drive to Nanjing for business. Those who travel a longer distance have to stock up on gasoline in the trunk because there is no place to buy gasoline along the way.

Furthermore, there are a limited number of hotels that can accommodate cars within the hospital.

Meeting these two elements at the same time, plus the restriction that the couple must be both male and female and both must be in their 20s, Wang Shuan was able to find Su Bai quickly after arriving in Nanjing.

It couldn't be easier just to find a few locals and give them some money.

"Damn traitor!" Xu Tianyi couldn't help but curse.

These people should not be traitors. They do the work for money. They don't steal or rob. They are just helping to inquire. They don't know who the people who pay them are.

"Stop wasting time!" Su Bai looked at his watch. It was already 5:10.

The long-distance bus leaves at 8:. Although there are still more than three hours left, we have to cross the Yangtze River first, so there is no fixed time for how long it will take.

Therefore, it is better to do it sooner rather than later.

We left the hotel separately and gathered in front of the restaurant where we had dinner last night to get on the bus.

I didn't see any person or car following me, as there were very few people on the street at that time.

It was almost 6 o'clock when we arrived at Xiaguan Pier.

The contrast between the bustle of the dock and the deserted street market is huge, with crowds of people and heavy traffic.

There were two long lines of trucks, horse-drawn carriages and other vehicles waiting for the ferry. According to the people from the ferry company, there were more vehicles coming here from Pukou.

Most of these people are vendors who sell and transport vegetables, river fish and various daily necessities.

It's rare to see cars joining in so early in the morning. The ferry company said that it would take almost an hour to queue up before you can get on the boat.

Xu Tianyi gave Wan Qili an idea: to show her Military Control Commission credentials so that she could board the ship early if there was an urgent mission.

"Stop causing trouble!" Su Bai disagreed. Given Wan Qili's current situation, she would soon be going back for investigation, so it would be better for her to stay out of trouble.

Wan Qili agreed with Su Bai's opinion. The car could be parked here and people could just go over there.

Although there are not as many boats that ferry people as there are boats that ferry cars at this time, there is no need to queue and you can already see the boats that ferry people to the other side.

Once the boat arrives and passengers have disembarked, they can board here.

Despite this, it took more than half an hour to board the ship.

By the time the four people got off the boat and hired a rickshaw to the long-distance bus station, it was already 7:.

"That was a close call. If we were any later we wouldn't even be able to get a seat!"

"Nonsense, we bought tickets with seats!" Zi Yan said.

The so-called "having a seat" means that one ticket is sold for every seat in the car, and there is no seat number.

Whoever gets on the bus first can choose the seat they like and sit down.

Since there will inevitably be some bumpy sections along the way, people who get on the bus first will give priority to the front seats.

By the time Su Bai and his companions learned of this rule, only three seats in the middle of the back row were left.

There are five seats in the back row, and the two seats on the left and right windows are already occupied.

Su Bai and the other two were not the last ones to arrive at the station, but they were the last three to get on the train.

Many people put a bag or suitcase on the seat to occupy it and then get off the bus.

Su Bai and the other two followed their example and placed three suitcases, two containing radios and one containing batteries, (two large and one small) on the seats. They put the bags containing spare clothes and simple daily necessities on the suitcases and got off the bus to talk to Wan Qili for a while.

There are not many buildings in the bus station, but the square is very large. Although it is called a square, it is not a hardened surface, but a piece of leveled bare land.

Every time a car leaves or enters the venue, it causes a brief cloud of dust.

"There are so many cars, some are going to Jinan!" Xu Tianyi shouted, pointing at the cars going to Jinan.

Zi Yan immediately became unhappy: "Next time you go out, buy your ticket! You'll be lucky if you can buy a ticket to Xuzhou!"

Xu Tianyi immediately smiled and said, "It's also good to go to Xuzhou. If it's hard to buy a ticket in Xuzhou, we can hire a carriage and stop for four or five days to get to Longxing."

The two of them were bickering over there, while Su Bai was here giving instructions to Wan Qili like an old lady.

It's nothing more than cooperating with the review seriously after returning, having a good attitude, putting helping herself to clear her name second, and helping herself to pass the review safely first.

In fact, Su Bai also understood that these two things were inseparable, but she didn't know how to make Wan Qili realize that her own safety was what she was most worried about. These instructions were not only lengthy, but also contradictory.

"Okay, sister, if you keep nagging me like this, I'll have to call you mom from now on!"

Su Bai pretended to be angry and said, "I don't know when the next time you want to hear me nag you is going to be!"

Zi Yan came over and interrupted, "Well, once Miss Wan has clarified the facts and we have driven the Japanese devils away, then we can still meet anytime we want, right?"

Su Bai glanced at her and said, "You know shit."

But these words were not spoken.

Zi Yan didn't know that Shanghai would soon fall, and as a member of the Military Control Commission, Wan Qili would soon live and fight in an extremely dangerous environment.

The Military Intelligence Bureau, leaving aside its predecessor, the Fuxing Society before the Anti-Japanese War, and its name change to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics after the war, if we only talk about the Anti-Japanese War, it is not an exaggeration to say that most of them were heroes.

Su Bai had read a document that showed that during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, 8 out of every 3 official members of the Military Control Commission were killed in action.

As for the number of non-staff personnel temporarily recruited by the Military Control Commission during the mission and the armed guerrillas organized by them, the number of casualties is an extremely large number that is difficult to imagine and estimate.

"Don't worry, sister. I'm better than you at adapting to emergencies. I will protect myself, so you take care of yourself."

Su Bai and Wan Qili hugged each other tightly. Once again, they were separated by life and death, and once again, they cried bitterly.