Espionage: I became sworn brothers with Zheng Yaoxian at the beginning, and became the Seventh Broth

Chapter 41 Kite - Memorable Scenes

As the ferry slowly moved forward, the Shimonoseki pier drew ever closer.

On the deck, Ye Shaohong and Ma Yunfei, who had been chatting happily, also reached the moment of parting.

Surprisingly, neither of them asked the other where they were staying in Nanjing, nor did they exchange contact information.

It was as if it were just a simple conversation.

A fleeting glance.

If we meet again, we'll be strangers.

What's the actual situation? Only the two of them know.

In that brief conversation, they had already confirmed each other's identities. This outward enthusiasm followed by complete forgetting is the quality a seasoned agent should possess.

It's a tacit understanding that doesn't need to be spoken.

After leaving Xiaguan Wharf, Ye Shaohong hailed a rickshaw. The place he gave was not No. 53, Chicken and Goose Lane.

It was the small courtyard he rented in Jinling.

As Ye Shaohong's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, Ma Yunfei emerged from the crowd.

At this moment, another beautiful and elegant woman, dressed in a cheongsam, appeared beside him.

"Yunfei, is there something wrong with this person?"

The charming mature woman was none other than Ouyang Jianping, the nominal leader of Special Agent Group No. 5. As the leader trusted by Ma Yunfei, Gao Han, and others, she also possessed extremely keen senses.

Ouyang Jianping had already noticed Ma Yunfei and Ye Shaohong while they were chatting familiarly. Naturally, he also took notice of Ye Shaohong.

"should be no problem."

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be one of our colleagues!"

Ma Yunfei's fingers danced as he fiddled with the steel darts he was throwing, making his judgment with absolute certainty.

"Come with us?"

"People from the Secret Service?"

"He looks very young. He can have a comfortable conversation with you, so he's quite capable. Boss Dai, you've brought in another talent."

Ouyang Jianping smiled. Although she also had an extraordinary identity, compared with Zhang Rou'er, Ouyang Jianping was obviously more mature and composed. With a few simple words, she first pointed out Ye Shaohong's identity, and then completely let the matter pass with a teasing tone.

"Probably." "Never mind, Sino-Japanese relations are getting more and more tense, and a major war could break out at any time. If this young man is really a member of the intelligence agency, it would be a good thing for the country and the people."

"Let's go find Takeuchi Kumoko first."

The two chatted and laughed, then disappeared into the crowd.

At the same time, Ye Shaohong returned to his courtyard in Jinling City.

After opening the door and doing a quick tidy-up, he took the clothes out of his suitcase and put them into the wardrobe one by one.

Once everything was ready, he leisurely left home.

He found a general store by the roadside and used a public phone to call the secret service.

He wanted to contact Zheng Yaoxian.

The person who answered the phone was Song Xiaoan. Hearing that Ye Shaohong had returned two days early, Song Xiaoan was very happy. He asked Ye Shaohong where he was and told him to wait there.

About ten minutes later, a military jeep drove up.

There were two people sitting on it.

It was Song Xiaoan and Zhao Jianzhi.

The three friends were overjoyed to see each other again. Even the unruly Zhao Jianzhi stood up and cheered when he saw Ye Shaohong standing on the street.

Once the car had come to a complete stop, Ye Shaohong looked around.

Where is Team Leader Zheng?

"He promised me that when I returned to Jinling, he would give me a welcome feast."

"Could it be that they're trying to skip out on the bill?" This was also the question in Ye Shaohong's mind. When he made the call earlier, he had already sensed that something was wrong, but due to confidentiality, he didn't ask directly.

"The team leader is away on a business trip."

"But he didn't forget you. Before he left, he specifically came to me and told me to pay attention to your return time."

"He left two hundred dollars, asking me to treat you to a welcome-back dinner on his behalf!"

Song Xiaoan was still the same as before, always smiling before speaking, his tone unhurried and calm, without any of the airs of a deputy head of the Special Operations Section.

"Business trip?"

"Fine, since he left the money, it doesn't really matter whether the person is there or not."

"Shall we walk?"

Ye Shaohong flipped over and jumped onto the back seat of the military jeep. Once settled, he raised his hand and slapped Zhao Jianzhi on the shoulder.

“Jianzhi, I think I just heard you call me Shaohong, that doesn’t make sense.”

“We made a bet before.”

When this matter was mentioned, Ye Shaohong's face broke into a wicked grin, while Zhao Jianzhi, who had been wearing a bright smile, instantly froze.

"Cough cough!"

"Yes, that's true, but we made an agreement. Besides, I'm still your superior now. What you're doing isn't appropriate."

Zhao Jianzhi's response surprised Ye Shaohong greatly. He really didn't expect that this simpleton could be so clever and wise, and that he could find excuses to deal with him.

But upon further reflection, Ye Shaohong understood.

It wasn't that this blockhead suddenly became smart; rather, it was because so much time had passed that this dense-headed man had figured out a way to deal with him.

"Is Brother Xiao'an an outsider?"

"If you don't want to admit it, just say so. As you said, you're my superior from now on. Do you think I can force you to call me 'sir' at gunpoint?"

While responding to Zhao Jianzhi, Ye Shaohong turned around and winked at Song Xiaoan.

The two instantly reached a tacit understanding.

Song Xiaoan not only didn't speak up for Zhao Jianzhi, but also teased him from the sidelines, making Zhao Jianzhi blush again.

"Go ahead and call it."

"It's no big deal."

"Master Ye!"

Zhao Jianzhi uttered those last two words through gritted teeth, his voice unusually drawn out.

However, Zhao Jianzhi did have one redeeming quality. Despite Ye Shaohong's teasing, Zhao Jianzhi didn't actually hold a grudge against Ye Shaohong. After uttering those two words through gritted teeth, he immediately turned around and yelled at Song Xiaoan.

"Have you had your fill of the excitement?"

"Then let's drive! I'm really fuming today, I'm going to get completely drunk, and neither of you can escape today."

Seeing Zhao Jianzhi's angry yet unable-to-vent expression made Ye Shaohong and Song Xiaoan burst into laughter. They stopped teasing Zhao Jianzhi and the car started moving, followed by cheerful chatter.

They soon arrived at Hongyan Tower.

With food and drinks served, they reminisced about the past.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and it was only when the banquet was about to end that Ye Shaohong asked about Zheng Yaoxian's whereabouts again.

Given Zheng Yaoxian's status, his whereabouts after accepting the mission should have been a secret.

It's something that can't be mentioned to outsiders. But Ye Shaohong is different.

He was a talent that Zheng Yaoxian specifically recruited, and he was an insider who demonstrated his value in the Ma family massacre and the Chunyu intelligence group case.

Therefore, Song Xiaoan did not hide it from her.

He told Ye Shaohong directly that Deputy Section Chief Xu and Team Leader Zheng had already led a team to Shanghai three days earlier.

As for what they wanted to do in Shanghai, given Song Xiaoan's current rank, it's unclear.

Upon hearing Song Xiaoan's words, Ye Shaohong's eyebrows immediately twitched.

Song Xiaoan didn't know where Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian had gone, but Ye Shaohong did.

This was mentioned in the spy drama "Kite".

Before the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, Xu Baichuan and Zheng Yaoxian had an operation, also headed to Shanghai. Their mission was singular.

The plan was to infiltrate the Japanese concession and find an opportunity to assassinate Masao Yamakawa, the captain of the Japanese military police.

The operation was a success.

But things didn't go smoothly.

During their final evacuation, they were surrounded by the Japanese soldiers and had no choice but to hide in the sewers.

This hiding lasted for several days.

During that time, when there was no water or food, Zheng Yaoxian risked his life to go out and find a few apples.

It was with just these few apples that Zheng Yao ate the peel and Xu Baichuan ate the flesh, and they managed to survive several rounds of searches by the Japanese soldiers, ultimately saving their lives.

It was precisely because of this incident that the two people, who were originally at odds with each other in the Special Operations Section, developed a deep friendship.

That's how "Fourth Brother" and "Sixth Brother" ended up protecting each other for decades.

Is this the one?

"It's a pity that I probably won't be able to see the famous scene of apple peel and apple flesh."

"If I had known this would happen, I should have come back a few days earlier and gone to Shanghai with them. Maybe that would have created a legend..."