Spy war in the Republic of China, peak undercover

"'Cobra'..." Ye Wanru pondered for a moment. "This man is very mysterious, and I don't know him very well. I only know that he is the leader of 'Number 76', ruthless and murderous. Moreover, he has close ties with the Japanese and is a lackey of the Japanese in the northern Jiangsu region."

"It seems that our future life will not be peaceful." Lu Yang sighed.

"When an enemy comes, we will fight him; when a flood comes, we will block it with earth," Ye Wanru said. "As long as we unite as one, there will be no obstacle that we cannot overcome."

"Yeah," Lu Yang nodded, "You're right."

The boat continued to move forward and soon arrived near Zhaozhuang.

"Miss Ye, Zhaozhuang is ahead." said the boatman A Long.

"Okay, let's get off the boat here." Ye Wanru said.

A Long pulled the boat ashore, and Lu Yang and others jumped off the boat.

"Thank you very much, Aaron." Ye Wanru said to Aaron.

"You're welcome, Miss Ye," Aaron said. "Please call me if you need anything."

"Yes, I will." Ye Wanru nodded.

Aaron rowed the boat and gradually disappeared into the night.

"Where are we going now?" Qinglan asked.

"Let's find a place to live first, and then make long-term plans." Lu Yang said.

"I know there is a village nearby. The village chief is an old acquaintance of my father. We can go there to take shelter for a while." Ye Wanru suggested.

"Okay, then we'll listen to you." Lu Yang and Qing Lan both agreed.

So, the three of them, led by Ye Wanru, walked towards the nearby village.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at the village entrance.

The village was quiet, with only a few dog barkings, which further highlighted the tranquility of the village.

"This is it," Ye Wanru said, pointing to a large locust tree at the entrance of the village. "Let's go in."

The three of them walked into the village and came to the door of a house.

Ye Wanru went forward and knocked on the door, "Knock, knock, knock."

"Who is it?" An old voice came from the room.

"Uncle Wang, it's me, Wanru." Ye Wanru responded.

"Oh, it's Wanru. Wait a minute, I'll open the door for you."

After a while, the door opened and an old man in his sixties appeared at the door.

"Uncle Wang, I'm sorry to bother you so late." Ye Wanru said apologetically.

"It's okay, it's okay, come in." The old man welcomed Ye Wanru and others into the house.

The room is simply furnished, but very clean and tidy.

"Wanru girl, who are these people..." The old man looked at Lu Yang and Qing Lan and asked in confusion.

"Uncle Wang, these two are my friends, Mr. Lu and Miss Qinglan," Ye Wanru introduced. "We're passing by and would like to stay here for one night. Is that convenient?"

"It's convenient, of course it's convenient," the old man said quickly. "I'm so happy that you can come."

"Thank you very much, Uncle Wang." Lu Yang said.

"Hey, what's there to thank me for?" The old man waved his hand. "Just sit down first. I'll get you some water."

"Don't bother, Uncle Wang, we can do it ourselves." Qinglan said.

"Okay, you can sit wherever you want. I'll go clean up the room for you." The old man said, then turned and walked into the inner room.

Lu Yang and Qing Lan looked at each other and saw a hint of relief in each other's eyes.

It seems that they are safe for the time being.

"Wanru, thanks so much to you this time." Lu Yang said to Ye Wanru.

"Boss, why are you being so polite to me?" Ye Wanru smiled. "As long as you are all okay, that's all."

"By the way, Wanru, there's something I want to ask you," Lu Yang suddenly remembered something. "Do you know why Cobra wants to get rid of Li Yunfei?"

"Well..." Ye Wanru pondered for a moment, "I heard that Li Yunfei has mastered some of Cobra's secrets. Cobra is worried that he will leak them, so he wants to kill him to silence him."

"I see," Lu Yang nodded thoughtfully, "It seems this 'Cobra' still has many secrets hidden in it."

"That's right," Ye Wanru said, "This 'Cobra' is no simple character. Boss, you have to be more careful when dealing with him in the future."

"Yes, I will." Lu Yang responded.

Just then, the door of the inner room opened and the old man came out.

"The room is cleaned up, you can go to bed early." said the old man.

"Okay, thank you Uncle Wang." Lu Yang and others responded.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Lu Yang and others said goodbye to the old man and left the village.

"Where are we going now?" Qinglan asked.

"Let's go to Xuzhou City first!" Lu Yang said, "Since 'Cobra' wants to use me to get rid of Li Yunfei, I will use his trick against him and play a 'pretentious plank road repair, secretly attacking Chencang' trick on him!"

"I understand," Ye Wanru's eyes lit up. "Boss, you want to use Li Yunfei as bait to lure Cobra into the trap, and then take the opportunity to find out his background!"

"That's right," Lu Yang nodded, "But this is just the first step. Next, we still have to..."

Lu Yang leaned close to Qinglan and Ye Wanru's ears and whispered his plan.

"This...will this work?" After hearing Lu Yang's plan, Qinglan and Ye Wanru both showed surprised expressions.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Lu Yang smiled slightly, his eyes gleaming with confidence, "This game has just begun!"

As they spoke, the three of them quickened their pace and headed towards Xuzhou City.

A new spy war is about to unfold in Xuzhou City...

A new spy war is about to unfold in Xuzhou City. When Lu Yang said this, it carried with it the pungent smell of a pipe on the loess plateau, as well as the toughness and determination unique to the men of Guanzhong.

The sun was still floating above the horizon, dyeing the clouds red, as if they were about to drip blood.

The morning light still carries the chill of last night, like a pair of thin knives scraping on people's faces.

Lu Yang tightened his coat and walked faster, making a "clacking" sound that was particularly clear in this cold morning.

Qinglan and Ye Wanru followed behind him and quickened their pace. In the morning light, the figures of the three of them were stretched out, like three lone geese that had left the flock, moving forward lonely and determinedly in this chaotic world.

Xuzhou City is still the same Xuzhou City, with tall city walls and mottled bricks silently telling the vicissitudes of time.

At the city gate, most of the people coming in and out had pale faces, and their numb eyes showed no hope for life. They lived numbly, like walking corpses.

Lu Yang's heart was deeply hurt. This was all caused by the war!

He secretly swore in his heart that he must end the war as soon as possible so that the people can live a peaceful life.

The three of them entered the city and found a small, secluded restaurant. They ordered a bowl of porridge and some mixed-wheat steamed buns and began to eat them voraciously.

After running around for several days, they were already starving, and this simple meal tasted especially sweet in their mouths.

"Boss, what should we do next?" Zhou Qing came back from outside to get some news and walked into the small restaurant exhausted. He sat down on the stool next to Lu Yang, picked up a bowl of porridge, and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls.

"Let's find a place to settle down first." Lu Yang said as he broke a mixed flour bun in half and handed one half to Zhou Qing. "Then we can make a long-term plan."

"Still taking the long view? In my opinion, we should just rush to the lair of 'Cobra' and kill him!" Zhou Qing said vaguely while chewing the steamed bun. There was a fierce look on his face, like a wild wolf ready to pounce on its prey and tear it apart at any time.

"You kid, all you know is fighting and killing!" Lu Yang raised his hand and patted Zhou Qing on the back of the head. "Killing him is easy, but what then? What about our mission? What about 'Number 76'? What about the 'Iron Wall Encirclement' plan? Have you thought about all this?"

"I..." Zhou Qing was speechless after being asked a series of questions by Lu Yang. He scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "Hey, Boss, I'm just anxious."

"Even if we're in a hurry, we can't act rashly," Lu Yang's face turned serious. "We need to take a long-term view and take it step by step. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, understand?"

"I understand, I understand." Zhou Qing nodded repeatedly, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Okay, eat quickly. We still have important things to do after dinner." Lu Yang said.

A few people hurriedly finished their meal and left the restaurant.

Lu Yang led them through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a dilapidated courtyard.

"What is this..." Qinglan asked in confusion as he looked at the dilapidated scene in front of him.

"This is my secret base in Xuzhou," Lu Yang said as he took out a key from his pocket and unlocked the gate. "From now on, this will be our home."

The yard was overgrown with weeds and looked desolate. A few dilapidated tiled houses were eroded by wind and rain and were crumbling, as if they could collapse at any time.

"Is this place habitable?" Ye Wanru frowned as she looked at the scene in front of her. Her delicate face was full of disgust.

"It's good enough to have a place to live, but you're still picky." Lu Yang rolled his eyes at Ye Wanru and said unhappily, "Hurry up and pack up, get ready to work!"

A few people worked together to clean up the yard and the house, and finally they had a place to stay.

"Next, we'll proceed according to our original plan," Lu Yang said to the crowd, standing in the middle of the courtyard. "Zhou Qing, go contact the underground party organization in Xuzhou and see if you can get some information about Cobra and Number 76."

"Qinglan, go contact our comrades in the Military Control Commission and find out about Li Yunfei and see if you can find any clues."

"Comrade Wanru, you go..." Lu Yang looked at Ye Wanru and was about to assign the task.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Ye Wanru suddenly interrupted Lu Yang. She said unhappily, "Boss, could you please stop calling me Comrade Wanru all the time? It sounds so awkward!"

"What should I call you?" Lu Yang was stunned.

"Call me Wanru, or Xiaoye, or even 'Nightingale'!" Ye Wanru pouted. "Comrade Wanru, it sounds like you're calling an old lady. I'm still young!"

"Okay, okay, okay, as you say, as you say," Lu Yang shook his head helplessly, "Wanru, go contact the Pao Brothers Society in Xuzhou and see if you can get some help from them."

"That's pretty good." Ye Wanru nodded with satisfaction.

"Remember, be careful and don't reveal your identity!" Lu Yang reminded again.

"Don't worry, boss, just watch!" Ye Wanru patted her chest and promised.

"Well, that's good." Lu Yang nodded, "Without further delay, let's split up!"

Everyone responded, then dispersed and began their busy and intense work.

Lu Yang was left alone in the yard. He stood under an old locust tree, looking at the sky in the distance, lost in thought.

Various information and clues kept flashing through his mind, passing before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

He must connect this information and clues together to find the key to breaking the deadlock.

This struggle is destined to be an extremely difficult battle.

Lu Yang knew very well that he could not relax at all and had to go all out to achieve the final victory!

At this time, "Cobra" was sitting in his secret base, sipping tea leisurely.

In front of him stood a man in a black suit. He was the man he saw at the train station that day and also his trusted subordinate.

"Is everything arranged?" "Cobra" asked slowly. His voice was low and hoarse, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, which made people shudder.

"Everything has been arranged," the man in black replied respectfully, "and nothing will go wrong."

"That's good," Cobra said with a sinister smile, "Lu Yang, Lu Yang, I wonder where you can escape this time!"