When Yushuinong saw the old man again, he was smoking. In his impression, the old man did not like smoking. He only smoked occasionally when he was in a bad mood. He often did not smoke for several months.

"Teacher!" Yu Shuinong walked behind the old man nervously.

The old man turned around, the cigarette between his fingers burning. He looked at Yu Shuinong and asked, "As the head of intelligence, shouldn't you give me, an old man, an explanation?"

"Teacher, I have failed to perform my duties properly and deserve to die. Please punish me. I have no complaints!" Yu Shuinong stood at attention and bowed his head to admit his guilt.

The old man said, "Did I say I was going to punish you? Even though you're the intelligence chief, you can't know everything. I want to ask you, how could someone sneak in here and shave my hair without me knowing!"

"And what's that bouquet of flowers? Who on earth could have done this to be so bold?"

Yu Shuinong could only speak the truth: "Teacher, that bouquet of flowers is red spider lily. It must have been red spider lily that sneaked in last night and did this. His intention is very clear. Since he can easily sneak in here and shave the teacher's hair, then nothing can stump him!"

"He's warning and threatening!"

The old man's face looked very ugly. "Why did he do that?"

Yu Shuinong said with a stiff upper lip, "That day, the student met with the teacher, listened to the teacher's teachings, and then went back and ordered the punishment of Higanbana. The person who carried out the order was called Sea Snake. She found He Chunsheng, the radio operator of the Higanbana team. He Chunsheng understood the greater good and cooperated with Sea Snake to lure out the liaison Ma Dazhi, forcing Ma Dazhi to reveal Higanbana's contact information!"

"But Ma Dazhi felt that the student's treatment was unfair. Not only did he not disclose Higanbana's contact information, he also refused to cooperate in the capture of Higanbana and escaped with He Chunsheng and the sea snake!"

"Higanbana must have known about the student's order to hunt her down, so..."

After listening to this, the old man took a puff of his cigarette and asked, "How do you think this matter should be handled?"

Yu Shuinong pondered and weighed the pros and cons before standing at attention. "Teacher, I am incompetent! The meaning of the red spider lily is very clear. If the killing order is not revoked, I am afraid that tonight, tomorrow night, or every night thereafter, the red spider lily may visit the teacher's wife's bedroom again at any time..."

"Bastard..." The old man was furious and swept a plate of fruit, a plate of snacks, a teapot and teacups on the table to the ground with a wave of his hand.

The guards and service staff around were all frightened and silent.

A few minutes later, the atmosphere in the room calmed down. The old man finally made a decision and said, "Withdraw the wanted order. Find a way to convince him that he and Ma Dazhi will be allowed to maintain their previous relationship with headquarters. Continue to pay them their monthly salary and mission allowance. If they report intelligence promptly, they will still receive bonuses!"

"But if they dare to surrender to the Japanese, we will hunt them down to the bitter end!"

Yushuinong stood at attention and said, "Yes!"

Three days later, on the morning, Ma Dazhi was reading a newspaper in the hospital ward and discovered the secret code for contact in the newspaper.

After thinking for a while, he ate the lunch brought by the nurse in the hospital ward and then quietly slipped out of the hospital while the nurse was on break. He found a nearby public telephone booth and dialed Zhang Yunhe's number.

Zhang Yunhe was very cautious when he noticed the vibration prompt of the Tiexue computer. He immediately activated the three-dimensional holographic image and asked the Tiexue computer to find the source of the call.

Soon, Ma Dazhi appeared on the three-dimensional virtual holographic image screen.

Zhang Yunhe enlarged the image and observed that there were no suspicious people around. He then answered the phone with confidence: "What's the matter with you contacting me this time?"

Ma Dazhi whispered, "Have you seen today's morning paper? The Blue Shirts have contacted me via code, saying they've withdrawn the wanted order and are allowing us to continue maintaining contact with headquarters as before. Their salaries and allowances will remain unchanged and will continue to be paid to us every month!"

"Also, if you pass on useful information, you'll still get a bonus!"

"But warn us, if we surrender to the Japs, the Blue Shirts will hunt us down to the bitter end!"

Zhang Yunhe sneered, "I gave them a small gift a few days ago. They withdrew the warrant because they were scared, but I won't believe them for that!"

Ma Dazhi asked, "What do you think?"

"We shouldn't have the intention to harm others, but we must be on guard against them! We won't accept any assigned missions, but we can cooperate. If we have intelligence, we'll pass it on. After all, some things are much easier and more convenient for them to solve than for us. As for whether they believe the intelligence we pass on, that's their business and not within our consideration!"

After hearing Zhang Yunhe's decision, Ma Dazhi asked, "Didn't you say before that we should do it on our own? Why did you decide to cooperate with the Blue Shirts Society?"

Zhang Yunhe said, "Our identities are different now. We used to be subordinates under their jurisdiction, but now we have a cooperative relationship! When we have intelligence, we can choose to pass it on to them or not. We don't need to ask for their permission to do anything. That's the difference!"

After listening to this, Ma Dazhi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll find a chance to tell them our decision!"

Jiangzhou.

The old man and his wife had a very bad sleep these past few nights, fearing that their heads would disappear while they fell asleep and they would never wake up again. After all, they didn't even know that someone had shaved their heads clean.

Even though the number of guards inside and outside the villa increased several times compared to the previous few days, it still couldn't allow the couple to sleep peacefully.

"Go, call Yu Shuinong and ask him if he has replied!" The old man said to the captain of the guards beside him in an irritable tone.

"Yes, I'll make the call right away!"

The captain of the guards quickly called Yu Shuinong's office.

"I am Rainwater!"

The chief guard immediately said, "Has Higanbana replied? The teacher and his wife have been terrified these past few days. They haven't been able to eat or sleep well. They're waiting for your news!"

"It's all my fault!" Yu Shuinong immediately admitted his mistake and continued, "We've contacted Ma Dazhi several times in a row. Logically, he should have seen our codeword in the next few days, but we haven't received a reply yet!"

"Please tell the teacher that once Ma Dazhi responds, I will report it to the teacher immediately!"

Ma Dazhi was in the hospital. He had just had surgery and had not yet recovered. It was not very convenient for him to move around, and it was not convenient for him to leave the hospital for a long time. Therefore, he did not reply in the newspaper immediately after contacting Zhang Yunhe.

However, on the morning of the next day, he entrusted a patient's family member, gave them money and a piece of paper with the content to be published in the newspaper, and asked them to publish the advertisement when they passed by the newspaper office on their way home.

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