Chapter 4: Discovery
Meng Hao is an excellent policeman. If he had not been born in this troubled time, he would have been the most famous detective in Shanghai.
"Haozi, it's really unnecessary..."
"Brother An Zi, don't worry. Today I must help you knock out the rat in the nest." Meng Hao was determined to go to the attic.
Why!
Lu Xiyan really had no choice. He could not predict what would happen next.
One-screw head.
"Ghost, there is a female ghost!"
Meng Hao pushed open the partition of the attic and as soon as he reached in, he screamed in shock. He rolled down from the ladder and fell one by one!
"What, there is a female ghost, how about any female ghost in broad daylight?" Lu Xiyan went up and covered the boy's mouth, "Speak softly, don't attract real ghosts!"
Anyway, I can't hide it anymore, and I've seen it all by this kid.
"Xiao Hao, is it you?"
"How come this sound sounds familiar?" Meng Hao was so dizzy that he fell, his mind was not very clear.
"Meimei, I'll help you down."
Meng Fanxing was wearing pajamas and a gray coat on the outside. He walked slowly from the attic, still barefoot, his face was not very good and he was very cold.
It was embarrassing to meet the brothers.
"Sister, it's you?" Meng Hao got up from the ground, his eyes almost squeezed out of his sockets. He rubbed his eyes, and he didn't believe it was reality at all.
"It's me, Xiao Hao." Meng Fanxing lowered his head and did not dare to look at his younger brother. If he hadn't been frozen in the attic, his feet were a little numb and could not hold it back. After moving for a moment, the floor of the attic would have been a bit disrepair and loose.
Almost discovered.
"Sister, it's been three years, three years. Where have you been, there is not a single letter from home. Do you know how my father and I have been through the past three years?" Meng Hao suddenly became excited.
"Xiaohao, I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry, is it over just a word of sorry? After you left without saying goodbye, my mother quickly became ill and left soon after. My father's health also became worse. The superiors forced him to retire early. All this was because of you, because of you!" Meng Hao's emotions completely broke out, and he complained at the top of his lungs.
Fortunately, I quarreled behind closed doors, and it would be troublesome if people outside heard it.
Over the past three years, the father and son have really suffered too much pain and grievances, especially the death of Meng Hao's mother, and the disappearance of Meng Fanxing is the biggest cause!
"Xiao Hao, I'm really sorry..." Meng Fanxing covered her face and burst into tears.
"Haozi, Meimei, you both calm down." Lu Xiyan went over and pulled the two of them up, and said earnestly, "Meimei should have his own difficulties when she changed without hesitation. Haozi, maybe your sister can't help it?"
"Brother An Zi, you have known for a long time. Why didn't you tell me, do you still treat me as your brother?" Meng Hao pointed at Lu Xiyan and asked loudly.
"Haozi, calm down. Is it useful for you to be so noisy?" Lu Xiyan was also angry.
Meng Hao was shocked and finally recovered a little calm.
"The day before yesterday, you forgot the wound on your face?"
"Brother An Zi, are you saying that the person the Japanese want to capture is my sister?" Meng Hao's eyes were so shocked that they were bigger than the bronze bell.
"At that time, I was in an alley next to you and accidentally met Meimei. Meimei was hunted by the Japanese and her feet were injured. If you hadn't stopped those Japanese plainclothes, Meimei and I would have really hardly escaped." Lu Xiyan explained.
"Xiao Hao, it's because my sister is wrong. If you have any resentment, just spread it to my sister." Meng Fanxing looked full of guilt.
"Since you are back, why don't you go home?" Meng Hao asked.
"Xiaohao, sister, I don't know how to explain to you and dad. I've been leaving for three years and I haven't even given you a letter. I'm afraid you won't understand..."
"If you don't understand, we don't understand. You have been away for more than three years and have not had a single letter. Do you still regard me and dad as your relatives?"
"Haozi, think about your sister's current situation, can she just go back like this?" Lu Xiyan explained for Meng Fanxing.
"Sister, which party do you belong to, the underground party or the Chongqing party?" Meng Hao was not stupid. He understood at first glance that those who could sneak into the Japanese Navy Club to steal confidential information were probably not something that ordinary "anti-Japanese" organizations could do.
"I……"
"Haozi, don't make things difficult for your sister. Those who do their job have their own rules." Lu Xiyan once again said Meng Fanxing to relieve the situation.
"Sit down, you both calm down first." Lu Xiyan poured a glass of water for both siblings, "You are siblings, and blood is thicker than water. Is there anything you can't say openly?"
"Meimei, what have you been doing in the past three years? You can't tell me. Can't even tell anyone who is close relatives?" Lu Xiyan also wanted to know which party Meng Fanxing belongs to.
"Sister, what party do you belong to?"
"Xiaohao, I'm sorry, my sister is disciplined, I really can't say it." Meng Fanxing was embarrassed.
"Discipline, what kind of shit discipline, can't even tell anyone who is close relatives?" Meng Hao was still calm and angrily smashed the water cup on the coffee table. He sprinkled the hot water out, and the water cup was solid.
"Xiaohao, stop asking, I really can't say it." Meng Fanxing begged, "I said it, only those who implicate you and your father."
"If you don't say it, you won't be able to implicate us?" Meng Hao said loudly, "The Japanese are arresting you everywhere now. The British Concession and French Concession are filled with their plainclothes and gendarmes!"
"Meimei, Haozi is right. If you want us to help you, you'd better tell us the truth." Lu Xiyan said.
"Brother Anzi, I can only tell you that what I do is what a Chinese should do." Meng Fanxing burst into tears, stood up and walked out, "Xiaohao, sister, I'm sorry for you and dad, you just think that I haven't come back."
"Come back, look at how you are now. When you walk out from here, all three of us will be done!"
With a sudden shout, Meng Fanxing kept his footsteps, and even Meng Hao calmed down.
It's a cold situation!
All three of them must calmly face the difficulties ahead.
"First, Meimei is definitely not a long-term solution to hide here. So, and today the Japanese Asano has already doubted me. He failed to find Meimei, but I am afraid that he will not easily dispel this doubt."
Everyone has to make the worst plans. People like Ichiro Asano are definitely not easy to fool. Although Lu Xiyan is young, he can be very particular about his words and expressions.
The brother and brother looked at Lu Xiyan together, and a look of surprise appeared in their eyes, as if they were the first time they met him.
"What are you watching me for? Am I wrong?"
"Brother An Zi, what should I do?" Meng Hao has admired Lu Xiyan since he was a child, so he has no doubts about Lu Xiyan's words.
“Meimei must show up in public!”
"Brother Anzi, the Japanese are searching for my sister. If you let her show up in public, isn't this a trap?"
"No, the Japanese caught a female spy who stole intelligence secrets, but it was not Meimei!"
"Isn't the female spy my sister..."
"Xiaohao, listen to Brother An Zi finished his words." Meng Fanxing seemed to understand Lu Xiyan's idea. This is a very dangerous move, but if used properly, it will have miraculous effects.
"Meimei, has anyone seen your front face?"
"No, I put on makeup at that time." Meng Fanxing shook his head.
"In other words, no one has seen Meimei's true face. This is the French Concession. The Japanese have no right to arrest people here. Unless they provide evidence, the French Concession authorities must consider the impact."
"The Japanese dare not cross the line now, but it will be hard to say in the future." Meng Hao nodded.
"At least in diplomacy, Japan also claims to be a civilized country."
"Sister, what did you get from the Japanese Navy Club?" Meng Hao's question was exactly what Lu Xiyan was curious about.
"It's a piece of intelligence."
“What content?”
“…”
"There is another question. If there is no ladder, how did you get to the attic?"
“Is this difficult?”
"No one of you siblings can make people worry-free."
Chapter completed!