hotmtlnovel Chapter 46 I Became a Democrat
Chapter 46 I Became a Democrat
Seeing that Meng Jia had safely arrived home, Yan Shuo felt relieved.
This lead should be kept in reserve. Later on, medicines and supplies can be smuggled. If they can smuggle to the Military Intelligence Bureau, then they can do the same, as long as we keep it secret.
That evening, at the entrance of Shicao Alley, the emotionless doll arranged by Yan Shuo drove to the alley. Under Meng Jia's guidance, they parked the car, took out a medicine box and a toolbox, and carried them together. Meng Jia blindfolded the doll and led it by the hand through several turns until they arrived at the door of a house.
At the end of a secluded alley, there is a slightly dilapidated Shikumen house.
The gray bricks on the exterior walls of the house were already mottled, and a few unknown wild grasses squeezed out from the cracks in the walls.
Most of the paint on the wooden door had peeled off, revealing the pitted and uneven wooden board underneath.
Stepping inside, one is greeted by a faint smell of medicine and a damp, musty odor.
A wooden plank bed was placed against the wall, and a man lay on it, his face as pale as paper, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead and soaking the worn pillow.
He was tall but thin, with high cheekbones and deep dark circles under his eyes.
His abdomen was wrapped in thick bandages, and blood seeped through them, giving off a bloody smell.
The woman beside him looked anxious and exhausted. She was thin, her face haggard but still beautiful. Her short, ear-length hair was slightly disheveled, strands clinging to her tear-streaked cheeks. She wore a blue cloth shirt, and she held the man's hand tightly, while in her other hand she held a worn-out towel, gently wiping the sweat from his forehead from time to time. Her eyes were full of worry and helplessness.
The man's name was Chen Yu. He was originally a worker. While on a mission, he was shot in the abdomen by an enemy bullet in order to protect important intelligence from falling into enemy hands.
The woman's name is Huang Xiaoju. She is a primary school teacher and usually works with her husband to pass on intelligence.
Chen Yu was still in a deep coma. Huang Xiaoju, looking distressed and on the verge of tears, quickly stood up to greet the doctor Meng Jia had brought, and asked warily, "Xiaojia, is this the doctor that Brother Liu recommended? Is he reliable?"
"Whether it's reliable or not, it's already like this. Let's save them first! I feel that it's highly likely to be true. If he were a bad guy, we would have been betrayed long ago. He even killed a spy!" Meng Jia didn't have any good ideas either. She could tell that Liu Jie definitely knew where they were hiding. Even if she was stupid, she could guess. Liu Jie was so shrewd. She didn't think she could fool him.
Huang Xiaoju was prepared for this, and looking at the doctor doll, she asked, "Miss, what is your surname?"
"Hello, I'm not responsible for answering your questions. I'm only responsible for treating patients and then handing over the tasks. Now, put the bed in the middle of the room. I need to start setting up the operating room and the medical equipment. Oh, and could you turn on the power for me? I need to set up the lights," the doctor doll said.
"Oh, okay!" Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of the doctor doll, Huang Xiaoju and Meng Jia understood that this person was probably the kind of well-behaved and considerate person that Liu Jie had arranged, the kind who knew a lot of secrets and carried out private missions, similar to a housekeeper or wet nurse, the kind of person who would give his life for Liu Jie, commonly known as a loyal follower or a suicide soldier.
Based on Meng Jia's words, Huang Xiaoju deduced that Liu Jie was a member of the upper class, probably from a large family with a housekeeper, nanny, and servants.
Meng Jia said that Liu Jie's demeanor when eating and dealing with people indicated that he was not from their class. He only helped Meng Jia because he couldn't stand the Japanese agents arbitrarily arresting people. He was loyal to the revolution, but neither she nor Meng Jia could tell whether he was loyal to the Kuomintang or the Communist Party. He was probably neutral and would lend a hand whenever he saw someone doing so.
Huang Xiaoju planned to report to her superiors after the surgery, saying that someone like Liu Jie was someone who could be won over.
Organizationally, many such revolutionary democrats were won over in this way. She herself wasn't highly educated, and she probably wouldn't even be able to speak fluently when she met Liu Jie. Moreover, Liu Jie had told Meng Jia about the conventional methods of avoiding spies, things they didn't really understand. They needed to quickly contact their superiors and ask them to send someone of sufficient status and upper-class social background to contact Liu Jie and try to win over this democrat as soon as possible.
"Bring three basins over and fill them with clean water, preferably cooled boiled water. You, use these cotton balls to clean around his wound, keeping the area clean and sterile," the doctor instructed the two assistants.
"Okay!" The two of them clumsily assisted under the doctor doll's guidance.
The surgery was completed about three hours later.
The doctor doll instructed them to clean the bloodstains with cotton wool, and then to throw the cotton wool into the stove in batches to destroy the evidence, instead of throwing it into the garbage dump outside.
"These bloodstained trash will attract the attention of enemy agents. Burn them directly, in small batches multiple times. If you stuff too much into the furnace at once, it will produce a lot of smoke, which will also attract attention. Okay, remember to change these medicines every day, or I'll come again tomorrow! These are oral medications. After you finish them, dispose of the medicine boxes in the same way, burn them in the furnace. Don't throw away the glass bottles carelessly. I'll come back in a few days to collect them and dispose of them. In short, don't let anyone know you have a patient here. Just live and work as usual during the day. For the next two days, the patient should eat porridge or other liquid foods, give them water frequently, but no tea, no spicy food, no alcohol, and no fermented foods like sweet rice wine. After the anesthesia wears off, the patient will feel pain. If they can't bear it, give them this dose of morphine. Remember, only give it when the pain becomes unbearable. Don't give it for several days in a row. This stuff is addictive. If you give it to them repeatedly, it's like smoking opium. Only give them one dose when the pain is severe, understand?"