Spy Wars: I am the Captain of the Military Police

Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao's black car disappeared at the entrance of Tongfuli Alley, but the oppressive feeling it left behind was like the dampness of the plum rain season, which lingered for a long time.

Xu Tian slowly closed the door and leaned against the cold door panel. The calmness he had forced himself to show when talking to Yingzo just now receded like a tide, and was replaced by a subtle but uncontrollable tremor.

Yingzuo's visit this time was not just a simple reminisce or a test. His sharp eyes like an eagle almost pierced through this small living room and the ordinary shell he had carefully constructed.

"Tian'er, what happened just now was..." Aunt Xu lifted the curtain from the inner room and leaned out, her face full of worry.

Although she didn't know exactly what her son was doing, the mother-son bond, coupled with the recent series of events, made her keenly aware that a huge danger was approaching.

"It's all right, Mum. A former gentleman just stopped by to take a look."

Xu Tian quickly adjusted his breathing, forced a soothing smile on his face, and tried to make his tone sound relaxed.

He walked to the window and, while closing it, glanced vigilantly across the alley.

A few unfamiliar faces seemed to be doing nothing, some squatting in the corner smoking, some leaning against the telephone pole reading the newspaper, but their wandering eyes always glanced inadvertently towards their own door.

Yingzuo's surveillance network has been spread out.

His heart sank, and he went back into the house and drew the curtains.

There were very light footsteps coming from the attic.

Tian Dan came down.

She was wearing a plain cotton cheongsam, her face still pale, but her eyes were no longer completely empty and desperate, but instead had a hint of perseverance, and a flame of revenge buried deep in her eyes, ready to burn.

She saw Xu Tian's solemn expression, looked out the window, and immediately understood something.

"Is it... Yingzuo?" Tian Dan's voice was very soft, with a barely perceptible tremor.

The scene of her parents' tragic death haunted her like a nightmare.

Xu Tian nodded and motioned for her to sit down: "He suspected that the incident at the dock was related to me, but he had no evidence.

He came here mainly to put pressure on us, but also to give us a warning."

Xu Tian paused and looked at Tian Dan: "Miss Tian, ​​this place... I'm afraid it's no longer a completely safe place. Yingzuo's people should have already set their sights on Tongfuli."

Tian Dan's fingertips dug into her palm, but she didn't flinch. "I have nowhere else to go, Mr. Xu, and besides..." She raised her eyes and looked directly at Xu Tian. "I must avenge my parents."

She took out a manila envelope from her small bag and pushed it in front of Xu Tian: "This contains the key to the safe of the HSBC Bank in the concession. My father gave it to me for safekeeping. I don't know what's inside, but my father told me to keep it safe. He said that the things inside are very important and someone will come to me to get the key later.

Now the Japanese are targeting me, and I don’t know when something will happen to me. Can you keep it for me for a while?"

Xu Tian took the envelope but didn't open it immediately.

He looked at the mixed light of grief and determination in Tian Dan's eyes, and felt mixed emotions.

He understood her hatred, but he knew even more clearly that if she acted rashly, she would be like a moth flying into a flame.

“Ms. Tian, ​​revenge requires patience and timing.

Yingzuo is not an ordinary Japanese officer. He is cunning, suspicious and heavily guarded.

Acting impulsively will only lead to wasted sacrifices." His tone was gentle, yet carried an unquestionable solemnity: "The most important thing for you now is to protect yourself.

Mr. and Mrs. Tian...what they hope most is that you can live safely."

Tian Dan lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes, but she forced herself not to let them fall.

She knew Xu Tian was right, but every time she closed her eyes, the scene of her parents' tragic death and the flames rising into the sky burned her heart.

"You can't take revenge in your current state." Xu Tian changed the subject and raised the envelope. "You've only met me a few times, and you don't know me at all. But because I helped you, you gave me something so important to keep. What if I'm a bad person? What if I'm helping you just to get closer to you?

Ms. Tian, ​​you were well protected by your parents before, but this world is not so beautiful, it is very cruel, do you understand? "

Tian Dan's eyes widened when she heard this. Seeing Xu Tian's serious expression, she forced a laugh and said, as if to comfort herself, "Mr. Xu doesn't look like a bad person. He wouldn't be lying to me, right?"

Xu Tian also smiled and put the envelope away: "Are you used to living in the attic? If you need anything, just tell my mom or tell me."

"It's very good, very quiet. Auntie treats me very well," Tian Dan replied softly. During the few days she had lived in the Xu family's home, Auntie Xu's kindness and the relatively peaceful atmosphere of Tongfuli had indeed given her some breathing space.

Although the sadness was still heavy, at least she was no longer alone floating on this dangerous island.

In the following days, No. 173 Tongfuli fell into a strange state of being calm on the surface but tense inside.

Xu Tian still went out early and came back late every day to do his accounting work at the Triangle Vegetable Market.

But his route to and from get off work became more circuitous. He would often suddenly turn into a small shop, or take the opportunity to buy a newspaper to observe whether there was anyone "tailing" behind him.

He is like a sharp cheetah, carefully avoiding potential threats in the urban jungle.

Tian Dan, on the other hand, spends most of her time in the attic.

She began to help Xu Ma with some simple housework, such as picking vegetables and sweeping the floor, and occasionally tried to learn how to cook a few side dishes.

Xu Ma was a kind and insightful old woman. Although she didn't know Tian Dan's specific experience, she could see that the girl had a pitiful life experience, so she took care of her sincerely and often comforted her.

The whispered conversation between an old man and a young boy in the kitchen became the only warm background in this small building shrouded in a tense atmosphere.

Xu Tian brought back an exquisite ladies' watch.

"I was passing by a watch shop and saw this and thought...it would suit you." He handed the watch to Tian Dan, his tone a little unnatural, his ears slightly red. "The world is in chaos now, and it's more convenient to tell the time with a watch."

Tian Dan was stunned for a moment, looking at the small and delicate watch, a complex warm feeling surged in her heart.

After her family was broken up, this was the first gift she received from this man who seemed distant but actually protected her in every way.

She took the watch and said softly, "Thank you, Mr. Xu."

"Just call me Xu Tian." After saying that, Xu Tian turned around to help his mother serve the dishes.

At the dinner table, the atmosphere was a little more relaxed than usual.

However, beneath the warm appearance, the undercurrent is becoming increasingly turbulent.

Yingzuo did not relax his surveillance on Xu Tian.

Hase's men disguised themselves as rickshaw drivers and vendors, taking turns to watch Tongfuli day and night.

Xu Tian was keenly aware that the intensity of surveillance was increasing. On one occasion, he even found subtle signs that the drawers of his office in the vegetable market had been rummaged through.

Yingzuo is like a patient crocodile, lurking in the dark, waiting for his prey to reveal a flaw.